HR 2377
110th Congress
House
Taxation
Administrative procedure
Commerce
Computer software
Computers
Department of Health and Human Services
Depreciation and amortization
Electronic data interchange
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Health information systems
Income tax
Law
Medical records
Science, Technology, Communications
Standards
Tax deductions
Assisting Doctors to Obtain Proficient and Transmissible Health Information Technology (ADOPT HIT) Act of 2007
Introduced: May 17, 2007
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Introduced
In committee
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Became law
May 17, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 17, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 17, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Assisting Doctors to Obtain Proficient and Transmissible Health Information Technology (ADOPT HIT) Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow medical care providers to expense (i.e., deduct all costs in the current taxable year) up to $250,000 of the cost of health care information technology used primarily for the electronic creation, maintenance, and exchange of medical care information.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop standards for hardware, software, and support services for the electronic exchange of health information.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1