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S.636: Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2013
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced March 21, 2013
- Latest Major Action March 21, 2013
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Bill Summary
Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to apply Medicare HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act) payments to subsection (d) hospitals in Puerto Rico to allow them to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) Technology. (Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| March 21, 2013 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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| March 21, 2013 |
Introduced in the Senate by Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) |