HR 1087
111th Congress
House
Taxation
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business investment and capital
Computers and information technology
Department of Health and Human Services
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Income tax deductions
ADOPT HIT Act of 2009
Introduced: February 13, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 23, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 13, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Feb 13, 2009
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.
Feb 13, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Feb 13, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Assisting Doctors to Obtain Proficient and Transmissible Health Information Technology Act of 2009 or the ADOPT HIT Act of 2009 - 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
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