Electronic Health Information Technology Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-4832
Sponsor: Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
Introduced: 2006-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Case mix (Medical care)
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Clinics
Collection of accounts
Commerce
Communication in medicine
Computer security measures
Conflict of interests
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost control
Cost effectiveness
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic data interchange
Executive orders
Executive reorganization
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal officials
Federal preemption
Finance and Financial Sector
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Government lending
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Health information systems
Health planning
Hospitals
Information technology
Interest rates
Law
Loan defaults
Medical economics
Medical ethics
Medical records
Medical research
Medical technology
Medicare
Physicians
Quality of care
Restrictive trade practices
Right of privacy
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Standards
State laws
Welfare recipients

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-01
text: 
Electronic Health Information Technology Act of 2006 - Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to establish within the Department of Health and Human Services an Office of Health Information Technology, headed by the Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO) of Health Information Technology (HIT), who shall develop, maintain, and direct the implementation of an interoperable HIT strategic plan to guide the nationwide implementation of interoperable health information technology in the public and private health care sectors. Transfers to the CHIO functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the National Coordinator for HIT.
 
Requires the CHIO to award one-year grants to eligible HIT entities.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a demonstration program to determine methods by which contextual access criteria and analysis technologies for specific diseases and health criteria may be used to search patient electronic health records and aggregated health information without using personal identifying information of patients.
 
Amends SSA title XI part A to establish a health care provider HIT loan program.
 
Makes exceptions to certain health anti-kickback laws to encourage the dissemination of health information technology.
 
Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on state laws and regulations relating to the security and confidentiality of individually identifiable health information to determine how any variation among the states, and between state and federal law, may adversely impact the electronic exchange of clinical health information among states, the federal government, and private entities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2006-03-01
text: 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.
action_date: 2006-03-01
text: 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.
action_date: 2006-03-01
text: 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.
action_date: 2006-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-03-01
text: Introduced in House