,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bicf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ag1 #bjbe,mr4 
,joyce ( ,p5nsylvania 7= himself & ,mrs4
 ,d+ell7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public  
,heal? ,s]vice ,act to all[ c]ta9 public
 heal? data mod]nization grants to be   
us$ to track hospital b$ capacity1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,address+ ,bo>d+ &     
,cr[d+ 9 ! ,em]g5cy ,dep>tm5t ,act (    
#bjbe or ! ,,abc-,,ed ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4
 ,all[+ public heal? data mod]nization  
grants to be us$ to track hospital b$   
capacity ,section #bhbc7;a77#a7 ( !     
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;hh-#cc7;a77#a77 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by     

/rik+ & at ! end2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph   
7,b77viii71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & 
ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7,c7 aw>d grants or coop]ative 
agreem5ts to appropriate entities = !   
expansion & mod]nization ( public heal? 
data sy/ems by-- 7i7 develop+ ,/ate- or 
region-wide1 real-"t 7or ne> real-"t71  
accurate1 & scalable sy/ems = track+--  
7,i7 hospital b$ capacity2 &  7,,ii7 h[ 
su* capacity affects em]g5cy dep>tm5t   
bo>d+ rates1 wait times = treatm5t 9    
em]g5cy dep>tm5ts1 & ! am\nt ( "t       
em]g5cy m$ical s]vices p]sonnel are     
wait+ 9 em]g5cy dep>tm5ts to (fload     
pati5ts2 &  7ii7 e/abli%+ or ma9ta9+ a  
public-fac+ da%bo>d ( ! in=mation track$
 pursuant to sy/ems describ$ 9 clause   
7i71 ) su* in=mation r$act$ 9 accordance
 ) applicable privacy laws4  4  #c4     
,c5t] = ,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid ,innovation  
pilot program ,section #aaae;,a7b77#b7 (
 ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #acae;a7b77#b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subp>agraph 7,a71 9 ! ?ird s5t5ce1 by   

ins]t+ 1 & %all include ! models        
describ$ 9 clauses 7xxviii7 & 7xxix7 (  
su* subp>agraph be=e ! p]iod at ! end2 &
  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+ new clauses3  7xxviii7     
,promot+ rese>*-bas$ ways to facilitate 
improv$ em]g5cy c>e = applicable        
individuals :o are old] adults1 includ+ 
?r\gh-- 7,i7 suffici5t1 flexible1 &     
int]discipl9>y /aff+ & education ( /aff 
at em]g5cy dep>tm5ts2  7,,ii7 *anges to 
! physical infra/ructure ( em]g5cy      
dep>tm5ts2  7,,iii7 introduc+           
g]iatric-focus$ policies1 protocols1 &  
quality improvem5t metrics2 &  7,,iv7   
improv+ coord9ation betwe5 em]g5cy      
dep>tm5ts & po/-acute c>e facilities    
7includ+ s5ior c>e facilities su* z     
skill$ nurs+ facilities1 assi/$ liv+    
facilities1 & indep5d5t liv+ facilities7
 ) respect to su* individuals1 :i* may  
include ! mutual1 bidirectional ex*ange 
( m$ical in=mation & improvem5ts to !   
transf] process4  7xxix7 ,promot+       
rese>*-bas$ ways to facilitate improv$  

em]g5cy c>e = applicable individuals    
exp]i5c+ acute psy*iatric crisis1       
includ+ by-- 7,i7 implem5t+ d$icat$     
units at em]g5cy dep>tm5ts to provide   
em]g5cy c>e to su* individuals2 &       
7,,ii7 improv+ transf]s betwe5 em]g5cy  
dep>tm5ts & po/-acute c>e facilities =  
su* individuals1 :i* may include exp$it$
 placem5t at su* facilities4  4  #d4    
,/udy on be/ practices = public heal?   
data sy/ems = track+ hospital capacity  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a /udy-- 7#a7
 to det]m9e be/ practices = ! developm5t
 & ma9t5ance ( public heal? data sy/ems 
= track+ hospital capacity 7includ+ su* 
sy/ems support$ pursuant to section     
#bhbc7;a77#a7 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice
 ,act1 z am5d$ by section #b7 to ensure 
t su* track+-- 7,a7 is ,/ate- or        
region-wide1 real-"t 7or ne> real-"t71  
accurate1 & scalable2  7,b7 includes    
track+ ( hospital capacity ) respect to 
em]g5cy dep>tm5ts1 adult & p$iatric     
int5sive c>e units1 inpati5t psy*iatric 

s]vices1 skill$ nurs+ facilities1 & o!r 
appropriate types ( facilities &        
s]vices2 &  7,c7 is seamlessly &        
directly integrat$ ) relevant hospital  
electronic m$ical records sy/ems2 &     
7#b7 to assess h[ implem5tation ( su*   
public heal? data sy/ems = track+       
hospital capacity affects-- 7,a7 em]g5cy
 dep>tm5t bo>d+ rates z det]m9$ us+     
quality measures & o!r metrics t are    
e/abli%$ & utiliz$ by ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e
 & ,m$icaid ,s]vices & o!rs accr$itation
 entities2  7,b7 wait times = treatm5t &
 dis*>ge 9 em]g5cy dep>tm5ts2 &  7,c7 ! 
am\nt ( "t em]g5cy m$ical s]vices       
p]sonnel are wait+ 9 em]g5cy dep>tm5ts  
to (fload pati5ts4  7b7 ,report to      
,congress ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]   
,g5]al %all-- 7#a7 complete ! /udy "u   
subsection 7a72 &  7#b7 submit to !     
,congress a report on ! results ( su*   
/udy4