S.Amdt. 275

SA 275. Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Kerry, Mr.
Menendez, and Mr. Levin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 98 proposed by Mr. Inouye (for himself and Mr. Baucus)
to the bill H.R. 1, making supplemental appropriations for job
preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency
and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal
stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 267, line 7, insert before the semicolon the
following: ``, including the use of electronic technology to
collect and report patient demographic data, including, at a
minimum, race, ethnicity, and gender data''.

On page 282, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
``(vi) The use of electronic systems to ensure the
comprehensive collection of patient demographic data,
including, at a minimum, race, ethnicity, and gender
information.''.

On page 283, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:
``(4) Consistency with evaluation conducted under mippa.--
``(A) Requirement for consistency.--The HIT Policy
Committee shall ensure that recommendations made under
paragraph (2)(B)(vi) are consistent with the evaluation
conducted under section 1809(a) of the Social Security Act.
``(B) Scope.--Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be
construed to limit the recommendations under paragraph
(2)(B)(vi) to the elements described in section 1809(a)(3) of
the Social Security Act.
``(C) Timing.--The requirement under subparagraph (A) shall
be applicable to the extent that evaluations have been
conducted under section 1809(a) of the Social Security Act,
regardless of whether the report described in subsection (b)
of such section has been submitted.''.
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