U.S. Congress - H.R.5885 Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2008
H.R.5885 - Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2008
To promote a better health information system. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2008 as introduced.
- Official: To promote a better health information system. as introduced.
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Official Summary
4/24/2008--Introduced.Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2008 - Amends titles XI (General Provisions, Peer Review, and Administrative Simplification) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to create safe harbors from civil and criminal penalties in current anti-kOfficial Summary
4/24/2008--Introduced.Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2008 - Amends titles XI (General Provisions, Peer Review, and Administrative Simplification) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to create safe harbors from civil and criminal penalties in current anti-kickback laws for providing certain health information technology and training services.
Preempts state law imposing civil or criminal penalties where the conditions of this Act have been met.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on the impact of such safe harbors.
Directs the Secretary to encourage and facilitate the adoption of state reciprocity agreements for practitioner licensure in order to expedite the provision of telehealth services across state lines.
Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on:
(1) including coverage for telehealth services as part of Medicare home health services; and
(2) expanding the list of telehealth payment-eligible originating sites to include publicly funded mental health facilities.
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, to report to Congress on the use of store and forward technologies in the provision of telehealth services.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to deem that any health care provider participating in certain government health programs meets any requirement for the maintenance of data in paper form if the required data is maintained in an electronic form.
Directs the Secretary to:
(1) report to Congress on state, regional, and community health information exchanges; and
(2) establish a project to demonstrate the impact of health information technology on disease management under state Medicaid plans.
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Rep. Burgess Introduces Health Information Technology Promotion ...
Michael C. Burgess, R - Texas, has introduced the Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2008 H. R. 5885, legislation that would "promote a better health information system. " The bill was introduced on April 24. ...
WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 5885, The Health Information Technology ...
US Congress: HR 5885, The Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2008.
bill action: introduced: hr 5885: to promote a better health ...
rep. michael burgess [r-tx] introduced this bill. [this event matched these trackers: active legislation ]
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