,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bag  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #c1 #bjba ,ms4
 ,hassan 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,cassidy7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to p]mit ! use ( c]ta9      
,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice =matt+     
tools by heal? c>e organizations to     
improve ! provision ( pati5t mat*+      
s]vices4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,pati5t ,mat*+ ,improvem5t  
,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,use ( ,unit$ ,/ates 
,po/al ,s]vice =matt+ tools  7a7 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice =matt+ tools  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh !
 ,national ,coord9ator = ,heal?         
,in=mation ,te*nology1 %all--  7,a7     
collaborate ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/ma/]  
,g5]al 9 ord] to make its electronic    
address =matt+ tools available1 z       
appropriate & consi/5t ) ! t]ms &       

conditions ( su* tools1 to heal? c>e    
organizations 7includ+ hospitals1       
physician (fices1 electronic heal?      
record v5dors1 ,/ate & local heal?      
dep>tm5ts1 regi/ries1 laboratories1 &   
o!r organizations z det]m9$ necess>y by 
! ,secret>y7 = use 9 heal? in=mation    
te*nology sy/ems2  7,b7 ensure t !      
electronic address =matt+ tools t are   
made available to heal? c>e             
organizations are able to trans=m s+le  
address records & multiple1 simultane\s 
address records into ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,po/al ,s]vice pref]r$ address =mat2 &  
7,c7 collaborate ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,po/ma/] ,g5]al to prev5t any           
limitations on ! numb] ( records =matt$ 
us+ ! address =matt+ tools or heal? c>e 
organizations t c\ld use ! electronic   
address =matt+ tools4  7#b7 ,,covid-#ai 
laboratory te/+ ,n lat] ?an #ij days    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
%all collaborate ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,po/ma/] ,g5]al 9 ord] to make its      

electronic address =matt+ tools         
available1 z appropriate & consi/5t ) ! 
t]ms & conditions ( su* tools1 to       
laboratories engag$ 9 ,,covid-#ai te/+  
to improve1 z appropriate1 data         
collection consi/5t ) ,/ate & local     
laws4  7#c7 ,c]tification ,n lat] ?an #a
 ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices  
%all promulgate an int]im f9al rule to  
require ! /&>dization ( addresses 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice =mat or    
subsequ5t heal? c>e specific /&>d z !   
/&>d = addresses :5 communicat$ ?r\gh   
application programm+ int]faces4 ,!     
,secret>y %all update any applicable    
/&>d & c]tification requirem5ts pursuant
 to sections #cjjd & #cjja7;c77#e7 ( !  
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act4  7b7       
,report ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 9           
consultation ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/ma/] 
,g5]al1 %all submit to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions &

 ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &    
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate1 & !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce & !     
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 a report t     
id5tifies any b>ri]s1 z applicable1 to  
mak+ ! tools describ$ 9 subsection 7a7  
available = purposes ( su* section if ! 
,po/ma/] ,g5]al det]m9es t su* tools may
 n be made available at su* "t4