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HR 5481 113th Congress House

To continue the use of a 3-month quarter EHR reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful use for 2015 under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payment programs, and for…

Official title: To continue the use of a 3-month quarter EHR reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful use for 2015 under the Medicare and Medicaid … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To continue the use of a 3-month quarter EHR reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful use for 2015 under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payment programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 2, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Sep 19, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 16, 2014
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.
Sep 16, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 19, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in specifying the electronic health record (EHR) reporting period under EHR electronic health record technology incentive payment programs under titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, to continue through 2015 (in the case of eligible professionals) and FY2015 (in the case of eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals) to permit the use of a three-month quarter EHR reporting period to demonstrate meaningful use without regard to the payment year or the stage of meaningful use criteria involved.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Republican 6
R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jan 2, 2015
Benishek, Dan
· Dec 12, 2014
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Dec 9, 2014
Meehan, Patrick
· Dec 9, 2014
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Dec 1, 2014
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Nov 14, 2014
Bishop, Rob
· Nov 12, 2014
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Nov 12, 2014
Burgess, Michael
· Nov 12, 2014
Clawson, Curt
· Nov 12, 2014
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Nov 12, 2014
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Nov 12, 2014
Griffin, Tim
· Nov 12, 2014
JONES, WALTER
· Nov 12, 2014
McHenry, Patrick
· Nov 12, 2014
Nunnelee, Alan
· Nov 12, 2014
Rokita, Todd
· Nov 12, 2014
WHITFIELD, EDWARD
· Nov 12, 2014
Black, Diane
· Sep 19, 2014
Gingrey, Phil
· Sep 19, 2014
Chaffetz, Jason
· Sep 18, 2014
Stewart, Chris
· Sep 18, 2014
MATHESON, JIM
· Sep 16, 2014
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5481: To continue the use of a 3-month quarter EHR reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful use for 2015 under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payment programs, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5481/
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"H.R. 5481: To continue the use of a 3-month quarter EHR reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful use for 2015 under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payment programs, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5481/.
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H.R. 5481, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5481/.
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[H.R. 5481: To continue the use of a 3-month quarter EHR reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful use for 2015 under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payment programs, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5481/)
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