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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AP78 Publication ID: Spring 2010 
Title: Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program (CMS-0033-F) 
Abstract: The Medicare and Medicaid Health IT provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 promote the adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health records (EHRs). The Recovery Act authorized incentive payments for eligible professionals (EPS) and hospitals participating in Medicare and Medicaid for becoming meaningful users of certified EHRs. The law established maximum annual incentive amounts and includes Medicare penalties for failing to meaningfully use EHRs beginning in 2015, for professionals and hospitals that fail to adopt certified EHRs. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: PL 111-5 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title IV of Division B, Medicare and Medicaid Health Information Technology)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Other  Statutory  Date can start incentive payments to eligible professionals (Medicare).  01/01/2011 
Other  Statutory  Date can start incentive payments to hospitals (Medicare).  10/01/2010 

Overall Description of Deadline: Establishes policies and procedures required before the incentive program can begin. Additionally, supplemental payments are available in 2011 and 2012. If eligible professionals and hospitals are not meaningful Electronic Health Record users by 2015, there will be a Medicare payment adjustment imposed.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  01/13/2010  75 FR 1843   
NPRM Comment Period End  03/15/2010    
Final Action  01/00/2013    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: State 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 0991-AB58 
Agency Contact:
Elizabeth S. Holland
Technical Advisor
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, MS: S2-26-17, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-1309
Email: elizabeth.holland@cms.hhs.gov