I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2957 
To amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to 
extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral 
health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2013 
Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. BARBER, Mr. ROE of Ten-
nessee, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. DENT, Mr. TIBERI, Mrs. 
BLACKBURN, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. BUCSHON, and Mr. MARINO) introduced 
the following bill; which was 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social 
Security Act to extend health information technology as-
sistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, 
and substance abuse professionals and facilities, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Behavioral Health In-
formation Technology Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECH-
NOLOGY ASSISTANCE FOR BEHAVIORAL AND 
MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. 
Section 3000(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300jj(3)) is amended by inserting before ‘‘and any 
other category’’ the following: ‘‘behavioral and mental 
health 
professionals 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
331(a)(3)(E)(i)), a substance abuse professional, a psy-
chiatric hospital (as defined in section 1861(f) of the So-
cial Security Act), a community mental health center 
meeting the criteria specified in section 1913(c), a residen-
tial or outpatient mental health or substance abuse treat-
ment facility,’’. 
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICARE AND 
MEDICAID 
HEALTH 
INFORMATION 
TECH-
NOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE. 
(a) PAYMENT INCENTIVES FOR ELIGIBLE PROFES-
SIONALS UNDER MEDICARE.—Section 1848 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(7)— 
(A) in subparagraph (E), by adding at the 
end the following new clause: 
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‘‘(iv) ADDITIONAL ELIGIBLE PROFES-
SIONAL.—The term ‘additional eligible pro-
fessional’ means a clinical psychologist pro-
viding qualified psychologist services (as 
defined in section 1861(ii)).’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) APPLICATION TO ADDITIONAL ELIGI-
BLE
PROFESSIONALS.—The Secretary shall 
apply the provisions of this paragraph with re-
spect to an additional eligible professional in 
the same manner as such provisions apply to an 
eligible professional, except in applying sub-
paragraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) in clause (i), the reference to 
2015 shall be deemed a reference to 2019; 
‘‘(ii) in clause (ii), the references to 
2015, 2016, and 2017 shall be deemed ref-
erences to 2019, 2020, and 2021, respec-
tively; and 
‘‘(iii) in clause (iii), the reference to 
2018 shall be deemed a reference to 
2022.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (o)— 
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(A) in paragraph (5), by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) 
ADDITIONAL
ELIGIBLE
PROFES-
SIONAL.—The term ‘additional eligible profes-
sional’ means a clinical psychologist providing 
qualified psychologist services (as defined in 
section 1861(ii)).’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(6) APPLICATION
TO
ADDITIONAL
ELIGIBLE 
PROFESSIONALS.—The Secretary shall apply the 
provisions of this subsection with respect to an addi-
tional eligible professional in the same manner as 
such provisions apply to an eligible professional, ex-
cept in applying— 
‘‘(A) paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the reference to 
2016 shall be deemed a reference to 2020; 
‘‘(B) paragraph (1)(B)(ii), the references 
to 2011 and 2012 shall be deemed references to 
2015 and 2016, respectively; 
‘‘(C) paragraph (1)(B)(iii), the references 
to 2013 shall be deemed references to 2017; 
‘‘(D) paragraph (1)(B)(v), the references 
to 2014 shall be deemed references to 2018; 
and 
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‘‘(E) paragraph (1)(E), the reference to 
2011 shall be deemed a reference to 2015.’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE HOSPITALS.—Section 1886 of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(3)(B)(ix), by adding at the 
end the following new subclause: 
‘‘(V) The Secretary shall apply 
the provisions of this subsection with 
respect to an additional eligible hos-
pital 
(as 
defined 
in 
subsection 
(n)(6)(C)) in the same manner as 
such provisions apply to an eligible 
hospital, except in applying— 
‘‘(aa) subclause (I), the ref-
erences to 2015, 2016, and 2017 
shall be deemed references to 
2019, 2020, and 2021, respec-
tively; and 
‘‘(bb) subclause (III), the 
reference 
to 
2015 
shall 
be 
deemed a reference to 2019.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (n)— 
(A) in paragraph (6), by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL ELIGIBLE HOSPITAL.— 
The term ‘additional eligible hospital’ means an 
inpatient hospital that is a psychiatric hospital 
(as defined in section 1861(f)).’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) APPLICATION
TO
ADDITIONAL
ELIGIBLE 
HOSPITALS.—The Secretary shall apply the provi-
sions of this subsection with respect to an additional 
eligible hospital in the same manner as such provi-
sions apply to an eligible hospital, except in apply-
ing— 
‘‘(A) paragraph (2)(E)(ii), the references 
to 2013 and 2015 shall be deemed references to 
2017 and 2019, respectively; and 
‘‘(B) paragraph (2)(G)(i), the reference to 
2011 shall be deemed a reference to 2015.’’. 
(c) MEDICAID PROVIDERS.—Section 1903(t) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(t)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘, or’’ and in-
serting a semicolon; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
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