US Congress Senate Bill 2765 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on November 10 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-11-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Small Business Health Information Technology Financing Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee up to 90% of the amount of a loan, up to specified loan amounts, to a small business health professional to be used for the acquisition and installation of health information technology for the professional's medical practice. Defines the term "health information technology" to mean computer hardware, software, and related technology that supports the meaningful electronic health record use requirements of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and is purchased by an eligible professional to aid in the provision of health care, including electronic medical records, but excludes information technology whose sole use is financial management, maintenance of inventory of basic supplies, or appointment scheduling.

Small Business Health Information Technology Financing Act of 2009

Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]

Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-11-10		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
2009-11-10		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11349)

HB3014 (Related) 2009-11-19 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
HB3854 (Related) 2009-11-02 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/2765/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s2765/BILLS-111s2765is.pdf