To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Technology.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H2C062E7C90F7459AB70FC784DF77E5A8: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Behavioral Health Information Technology Coordination Act.
- Section H60B5D589E42A4E9D97E57F769742AD52: 2. Behavioral health information technology grants Subtitle B of title XXX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300jj–31 et seq.) is amended by adding...
- Section H8C1D53F32D984E3B830736AE95575B08: 3019. Behavioral health information technology grants The National Coordinator shall award grants to eligible behavioral health care providers to promote...
- Section H1AD2624F72954A9F8424A0FB83882428: 3. Voluntary standards for behavioral health information technology Section 3001(c)(5)(C) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300jj–11(c)(5)(C)) is...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Government Operations, Technology
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Matsui (for herself, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Ms. Davids …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
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