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Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2015
1/11/2023, 1:30 PM
Congressional Summary of S 1602
Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2015
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to apply Medicare HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act) payments to subsection (d) hospitals in Puerto Rico to allow them to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record Technology.
(Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)
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Current Status of Bill S 1602
Bill S 1602 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since June 17, 2015. Bill S 1602 was introduced during Congress 114 and was introduced to the Senate on June 17, 2015. Bill S 1602's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. as of June 17, 2015
Bipartisan Support of Bill S 1602
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
1Republican Sponsors
0Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
3Democrat Cosponsors
2Republican Cosponsors
1Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 1602
Primary Policy Focus
HealthPotential Impact Areas
- Caribbean area
- Computers and information technology
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Medicare
- Puerto Rico
- U.S. territories and protectorates
Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 1602
Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2015
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified EHR Technology under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2015
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 1602
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