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H.R. 3331 — what changed

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.

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Section 1 Testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption 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:

changed “(xxv) Providing Providing, for the adoption and use of certified EHR technology (as defined in section 1848(o)(4)) to improve the quality and coordination of care through the electronic documentation and exchange of health information, incentive payments to behavioral health providers, such providers (such as a public or private hospital that is principally a psychiatric hospital hospitals (as defined in section 1861(f)), a community mental health center centers (as described defined in section 1913(b)(2) 1861(ff)(3)(B)), hospitals that participate in a State plan under title XIX or a waiver of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–2(b)(2))), an accredited residential such plan, treatment facilities that participate in such a State plan or outpatient such a waiver, mental health treatment facility, an accredited or substance abuse treatment facility, use disorder providers that participate in such a State plan or such a waiver, clinical psychologist psychologists (as defined in section 1861(ii)), and a clinical social worker nurse practitioners (as defined in section 1861(hh)(1)), for adopting certified EHR technology 1861(aa)(5)) with respect to the provision of psychiatric services, and clinical social workers (as defined in section 1848(o)(4)) and using such technology to improve the quality and coordination of care through the electronic exchange of health information.”1861(hh)(1))).”