S.Amdt. 341

SA 341. Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) 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 277, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:
``(9) Child-specific provisions.--
``(A) Child-specific electronic health records.--Not later
than 9 months after the date on which standards are initially
adopted under section 3004, the National Coordinator shall
coordinate the development of, and make available for use, a
child-specific electronic health record. Such child-specific
electronic health record shall be interoperable with any
qualified electronic health record system for adult records.
``(B) Pediatric care and best practices.--The National
Coordinator, the HIT Policy Committee, and the HIT Standard
Committee shall each consider pediatric care and best
practice for children's health in making recommendations
under this title.''.
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