Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1604
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2017-03-17
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Allied health services

Computers and information technology

Health information and medical records

Medicaid
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make physician assistants eligible for Medicaid electronic health record incentive payments, regardless of whether they practice in a rural health clinic or&nbsp;federally qualified health center.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1604 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2017 Ms. Bass introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend to physician assistants eligibility for Medicaid incentive payments for the adoption and use of certified electronic health records, whether or not such physician assistants practice at a rural health center or Federally qualified health center.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2017 . 2. Extending physician assistant eligibility for Medicaid electronic health record incentive payments (a) In general Section 1903(t)(3)(B)(v) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(t)(3)(B)(v) ) is amended by striking insofar as the assistant is practicing in a rural health clinic that is led by a physician assistant or is practicing in a Federally qualified health center that is so led . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to payments made for calendar quarters beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act.