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21st Century Health Information Act of 2005

Introduced: May 10, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 4, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9643-9644)
May 26, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 23, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 10, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 10, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3265)
May 10, 2005
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

21st Century Health Information Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to regional health information organizations to develop and implement regional health information technology plans.

Requires the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to establish and maintain a national technical assistance center to provide assistance to physicians to facilitate adoption of health information technologies and participation in such regional plans.

Requires the Secretary to establish a program of accrediting health information networks.

Requires the Comptroller General to report to Congress on the progress of regional health information organizations in realizing the purposes of this Act.

Prohibits federal funds available under this Act from being used for the purchase of a health information technology product unless such product has been certified as incorporating interoperability data standards and compliance criteria.

Allows the Secretary to make loans to any accredited regional health information organization to finance investments in network infrastructure and technology acquisition, training, and workflow engineering for physicians.

Amends the Social Security Act to exclude the provision of equipment or services for the development of such a regional plan from illegal remuneration provisions and limitations on physician compensation arrangements.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a methodology for making adjustments in Medicare payments to providers participating in an accredited network; and (2) make matching Medicaid payments to states for the development and implementation of a regional plan under certain circumstances.

What's happening now November 4, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9643-9644)

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5 Republican 3