,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhbb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bj1    
#bjaf,mr4 ,portman 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,bennet7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill   
,to continue the use of a #c-month      
quarter ,,ehr reporting period for      
health care providers to demonstrate    
meaningful use for #bjaf under the      
,medicare and ,medicaid ,,ehr incentive 
payment programs1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,flexibility in     
,electronic ,health ,record ,reporting  
,act4  #b4 ,continuing use of #c-month  
quarter ,,ehr reporting periods for     
professionals and hospitals to          
demonstrate meaningful use for #bjaf    
under the ,medicare and ,medicaid ,,ehr 
incentive payment programs ,in          
specifying the ,,ehr reporting period   
under part #die of title #db1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations1 for purposes of  

titles ,,xviii and ,,xix of the ,social 
,security ,act1 the ,secretary of       
,health and ,human ,services shall      
continue through #bjaf to permit the use
 of a #c-month quarter ,,ehr reporting  
period to demonstrate meaningful use for
 purposes of such part1 without regard  
to the payment year or the stage of     
meaningful use criteria involved4