,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bj1 #bjag,ms4 
,jenkins of ,kansas 7for herself and    
,ms4 ,matsui7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on ,ways 
and ,means1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xi of the  
,social ,security ,act to promote       
testing of incentive payments for       
behavioral health providers for adoption
 and use of certified electronic health 
record technology4  #a4 ,testing of     
incentive payments for behavioral health
 providers for adoption and use of      
certified electronic health record      
technology ,section #aaae;,a7b77#b77;,b7
 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #acae;a7b77#b77;,b77 is       

amended by adding at the end the        
following new clause3  7xxv7 ,providing 
incentive payments to behavioral health 
providers1 such as a public or private  
hospital that is principally a          
psychiatric hospital 7as defined in     
section #ahfa7;f771 a community mental  
health center 7as described in section  
#aiac7;b77#b7 of the ,public ,health    
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#cjjx-#b7;b77#b7771 an accredited       
residential or outpatient mental health 
treatment facility1 an accredited       
substance abuse treatment facility1 a   
clinical psychologist 7as defined in    
section #ahfa7;ii771 and a clinical     
social worker 7as defined in section    
#ahfa7;hh77#a771 for adopting certified 
,,ehr technology 7as defined in section 
#ahdh7o77#d77 and using such technology 
to improve the quality and coordination 
of care through the electronic exchange 
of health information4  4