S. 1347 — what changed
Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015
From Reported in Senate to Engrossed in Senate. 1 section amended between Reported in Senate and Engrossed in Senate.
Sec. 3 Treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful EHR use
Section 1848(o)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(o)(2)) is amended by adding at the end of the following new subparagraph:
“(E) Treatment of patient encounters at ambulatory surgical centers
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“(i) In general—Subject to clause (ii), for a payment year after 2015, any patient encounter of an eligible professional occurring at an ambulatory surgical center (described in section 1832(i)(1)(A)) 1833(i)(1)(A)) shall not be treated as a patient encounter in determining whether an eligible professional qualifies as a meaningful EHR user.user. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may implement this clause by program instruction or otherwise.
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“(ii) Sunset—Clause (i) shall no longer apply as of the first payment year that begins more than 3 years after the date the Secretary certifies determines, through notice and comment rulemaking, that certified EHR technology for is applicable to the ambulatory surgical center setting.”