Improving Access to Behavioral Health Information Technology Act
USA115th CongressS-1732| Senate
| Updated: 5/11/2018
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic Senator
Rhode Island
Ways and Means Committee, Finance Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Improving Access to Behavioral Health Information Technology Act (Sec. 2) This bill specifies that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation may test models to provide incentive payments to behavioral health providers for: (1) adopting electronic health records technology, and (2) using that technology to improve the quality and coordination of care.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2528)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2528)
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2528)
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health
Drug, alcohol, tobacco useHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelMedicaidMedicareMental healthSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Improving Access to Behavioral Health Information Technology Act
USA115th CongressS-1732| Senate
| Updated: 5/11/2018
Improving Access to Behavioral Health Information Technology Act (Sec. 2) This bill specifies that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation may test models to provide incentive payments to behavioral health providers for: (1) adopting electronic health records technology, and (2) using that technology to improve the quality and coordination of care.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2528)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2528)
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2528)
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic Senator
Rhode Island
Ways and Means Committee, Finance Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Drug, alcohol, tobacco useHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelMedicaidMedicareMental healthSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations