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HR 887 114th Congress House

Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful EHR use, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 11, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health Health information and medical recordsHome and outpatient careMedicareSurgery and anesthesia
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 13, 2015
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-40, Part I.
Feb 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 26, 2015
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Feb 26, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 13, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 11, 2015
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.
Feb 11, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 13, 2015

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-40, Part I.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit for a payment year after 2015 any patient encounter of an eligible professional occurring at an ambulatory surgical center (ASC) from being treated as such a patient encounter in determining whether an eligible professional qualifies as a meaningful electronic health record (EHR) user.

Terminates this prohibition three years after the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines, through notice and comment rulemaking, that certified EHR technology is applicable to the ASC setting.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1347 Identical bill Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 2 Republican 7
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McClintock, Tom
California · Jun 22, 2016
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Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Nov 30, 2015
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Nov 2, 2015
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 18, 2015
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 21, 2015
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Mar 17, 2015
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Mar 3, 2015
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Feb 11, 2015
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 11, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 887: Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-887/
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"H.R. 887: Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-887/.
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H.R. 887, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-887/.
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