standards adopted under section 3004. Where it is not 
practicable to expend funds on health information tech-
nology that meets such applicable standards, the Secretary 
shall ensure that such health information technology 
meets applicable standards otherwise adopted by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the National Coordinator 
shall submit to Congress a report containing such infor-
mation as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purposes of carrying out subsection (a), there is author-
ized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for fiscal year 
2011.’’. 
SEC. 4. 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) by amending clause (iii) of subsection 
(a)(7)(E) to read as follows: 
‘‘(iii) ELIGIBLE PROFESSIONAL.—The 
term ‘eligible professional’ means any of 
the following: 
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‘‘(I) A physician (as defined in 
section 1861(r)). 
‘‘(II) A clinical psychologist pro-
viding qualified psychologist services 
(as defined in section 1861(ii)). 
‘‘(III) A clinical social worker (as 
defined in section 1861(hh)(1)).’’; and 
(2) by amending subparagraph (C) of sub-
section (o)(5) to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE PROFESSIONAL.—The term 
‘eligible professional’ means any of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) A physician (as defined in section 
1861(r)). 
‘‘(ii) A clinical psychologist providing 
qualified psychologist services (as defined 
in section 1861(ii)). 
‘‘(iii) A clinical social worker (as de-
fined in section 1861(hh)(1)).’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE HOSPITALS.—Section 1886(n)(6)(B) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(n)(6)(B)) 
is amended by inserting before the period the following: 
‘‘or an inpatient hospital that is a psychiatric hospital (as 
defined in section 1861(f))’’. 
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(c) MEDICAID PROVIDERS.—Section 1903(t) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(t)) is amended as 
follows: 
(1) Paragraph (2)(B) is amended— 
(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 
(C) by adding after clause (ii) the following 
new clauses: 
‘‘(iii) a public hospital that is prin-
cipally a psychiatric hospital (as defined in 
section 1861(f)); 
‘‘(iv) a private hospital that is prin-
cipally a psychiatric hospital (as defined in 
section 1861(f)) and that has at least 10 
percent of its patient volume (as estimated 
in accordance with a methodology estab-
lished by the Secretary) attributable to in-
dividuals 
receiving 
medical 
assistance 
under this title; 
‘‘(v) a mental health treatment facility 
that has at least 10 percent of its patient 
volume (as estimated in accordance with a 
methodology established by the Secretary) 
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attributable to individuals receiving med-
ical assistance under this title; or 
‘‘(vi) a substance abuse treatment fa-
cility that has at least 10 percent of its pa-
tient volume (as estimated in accordance 
with a methodology established by the Sec-
retary) attributable to individuals receiving 
medical assistance under this title.’’. 
(2) Paragraph (3)(B) is amended— 
(A) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(B) in clause (v), by striking the period 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clauses: 
‘‘(vi) clinical psychologist providing 
qualified psychologist services (as defined 
in section 1861(ii)), if such clinical psy-
chologist is practicing in an outpatient 
clinic that— 
‘‘(I) is led by a clinical psycholo-
gist; and 
‘‘(II) is not otherwise receiving 
payment under paragraph (1) as a 
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