,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agcb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #c1    
#bjag,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,portman7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,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 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,improving ,access 
to ,behavioral ,health ,information     
,technology ,act4  #b4 ,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 

providers for the adoption and use of   
certified electronic health record      
technology 7as defined in section       
#ahdh7o77#d77 to improve the quality and
 coordination of care through the       
electronic documentation and exchange of
 health information4 ,behavioral health 
providers may include--  7,i7 public or 
private hospitals that are principally  
psychiatric hospitals 7as defined in    
section #ahfa7;f772  7,,ii7 community   
mental health centers 7as described in  
section #aiac7;b77#b7 of the ,public    
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjjx-#b7;b77#b7772  7,,iii7 accredited 
residential or outpatient mental health 
treatment facilities2  7,,iv7 accredited
 substance abuse treatment facilities2  
7,v7 clinical psychologists 7as defined 
in section #ahfa7;ii772 and  7,,vi7     
clinical social workers 7as defined in  
section #ahfa7;hh77#a774  4