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Union Calendar No. 555 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3331 
[Report No. 115–720, Part I] 
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive 
payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified 
electronic health record technology. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2017 
Ms. JENKINS of Kansas (for herself and Ms. MATSUI) 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 sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
JUNE 8, 2018 
Additional sponsors: Mr. YODER, Mrs. TORRES, Ms. NORTON, Mr. ESTES of 
Kansas, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. FITZPATRICK, 
Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mrs. HANDEL, Mr. STIVERS, and Mr. WALDEN 
JUNE 8, 2018 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
JUNE 8, 2018 
The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 20, 2017] 
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A BILL 
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote 
testing of incentive payments for behavioral health pro-
viders for adoption and use of certified electronic health 
record technology. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TESTING OF INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR BE-
HAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS FOR ADOP-
TION AND USE OF CERTIFIED ELECTRONIC 
HEALTH RECORD TECHNOLOGY. 
Section 1115A(b)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1315a(b)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new clause: 
‘‘(xxv) Providing, for the adoption and 
use of certified EHR technology (as defined 
in section 1848(o)(4)) to improve the qual-
ity and coordination of care through the 
electronic documentation and exchange of 
health information, incentive payments to 
behavioral health providers (such as psy-
chiatric hospitals (as defined in section 
1861(f)), community mental health centers 
(as defined in section 1861(ff)(3)(B)), hos-
pitals that participate in a State plan 
under title XIX or a waiver of such plan, 
treatment facilities that participate in such 
a State plan or such a waiver, mental 
health or substance use disorder providers 
that participate in such a State plan or 
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such a waiver, clinical psychologists (as de-
fined in section 1861(ii)), nurse practi-
tioners (as defined in section 1861(aa)(5)) 
with respect to the provision of psychiatric 
services, and clinical social workers (as de-
fined in section 1861(hh)(1))).’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 555 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3331 
[Report No. 115–720, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to 
promote testing of incentive payments for behav-
ioral health providers for adoption and use of 
certified electronic health record technology. 
JUNE 8, 2018 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
with an amendment 
JUNE 8, 2018 
The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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