Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 156 — Health Information Technology
§ 17901. Coordination of Federal activities with adopted standards and implementation specifications
Statutory text
Spending on health information technology systems
As each agency (as defined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services) implements, acquires, or upgrades health information technology systems used for the direct exchange of individually identifiable health information between agencies and with non-Federal entities, it shall utilize, where available, health information technology systems and products that meet standards and implementation specifications adopted under section 300jj–14 of this title, as added by section 13101.1
Federal information collection activities
With respect to a standard or implementation specification adopted under section 300jj–14 of this title, as added by section 13101, the President shall take measures to ensure that Federal activities involving the broad collection and submission of health information are consistent with such standard or implementation specification, respectively, within three years after the date of such adoption.
Application of definitions
The definitions contained in section 300jj of this title, as added by section 13101,1 shall apply for purposes of this subchapter.
Footnotes
- 1 See References in Text note below.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Pub. L. 111–5 div. A title XIII § 13111 · 123 Stat. 115
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 17901
(Pub. L. 111–5, div. A, title XIII, § 13111, Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 242.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 111–5, div. A, title XIII, § 13111, Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 242.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 13111. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL ACTIVITIES WITH ADOPTED STANDARDS AND IMPLEMENTATION SPECIFICATIONS. (a) Spending on Health Information Technology Systems.— As each agency (as defined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services) implements, acquires, or upgrades health information technology systems used for the direct exchange of individually identifiable health information between agencies and with non-Federal entities, it shall utilize, where available, health information technology systems and products that meet standards and implementation specifications adopted under section 3004 of the Public Health Service Act, as added by section 13101. (b) Federal Information Collection Activities.— With respect to a standard or implementation specification adopted under section 3004 of the Public Health Service Act, as added by section 13101, the President shall take measures to ensure that Federal activities involving the broad collection and submission of health information are consistent with such standard or implementation specification, respectively, within three years after the date of such adoption. (c) Application of Definitions.— The definitions contained in section 3000 of the Public Health Service Act, as added by section 13101, shall apply for purposes of this part.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 13101, referred to in text, means section 13101 of div. A of Pub. L. 111–5.
Credits
(Pub. L. 111–5, div. A, title XIII, § 13111, , 123 Stat. 242.)