123STA T .49 4 PUBLIC LA W 111 –5—FE B.1 7, 2 0 09 insuch su bpar a g raph f r om a St at e or l ocal go v ernment .F or pur - poses of subparagraph (C), in establishing the means d escribed in such subparagraph, w hich ma y include clinical q uality reporting to the State, the State shall ensure that populations with unique needs, such as children, are appropriately addressed. ‘ ‘( 7 ) W ith respect to M edicaid providers described in paragraph ( 2 )( A ), the Secretary shall ensure coordination of payment with respect to such providers under sections 184 8(o) and 18 53 (l) and under this subsection to assure no duplication of funding. Such coordination shall include, to the e x tent practicable, a data matching process between State Medicaid agencies and the Centers for Medi- care & Medicaid Services using national provider identifiers. For such purposes, the Secretary may require the submission of such data relating to payments to such Medicaid providers as the Sec- retary may specify. ‘‘(8) I n carrying out paragraph ( 6 )(C), the State and Secretary shall see k , to the maximum extent practicable, to avoid duplicative requirements from Federal and State governments to demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology under this title and title XV III. In doing so, the Secretary may deem satisfaction of requirements for such meaningful use for a payment year under title XVIII to be sufficient to qualify as meaningful use under this subsection. T he Secretary may also specify the reporting periods under this subsection in order to carry out this paragraph. ‘‘( 9 ) In order to be provided Federal financial participation under subsection (a)(3)(F)(ii), a State must demonstrate to the satis- faction of the Secretary, that the State — ‘‘(A) is using the funds provided for the purposes of admin- istering payments under this subsection, including tracking of meaningful use by Medicaid providers
‘‘( B ) is conducting adequate oversight of the program under this subsection, including routine tracking of meaningful use attestations and reporting mechanisms; and ‘‘(C) is pursuing initiatives to encourage the adoption of certified EHR technology to promote health care quality and the exchange of health care information under this title, sub j ect to applicable laws and regulations governing such exchange. ‘‘(1 0 ) The Secretary shall periodically submit reports to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representa- tives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate on status, progress, and oversight of payments described in paragraph (1), including steps taken to carry out paragraph (7). Such reports shall also describe the extent of adoption of certified EHR technology among Medicaid providers resulting from the provisions of this subsection and any improvements in health outcomes, clinical quality, or efficiency resulting from such adoption. ’ ’. (b) I MPLE ME NTA T IO NF U N D IN G .—In addition to funds otherwise available, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appro- priated, there are appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services P rogram Management Account, $ 40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2015 and $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, which shall be available for purposes of carrying out the provisions of (and the amendments made by) this section. Amounts appropriated under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be available until expended. Reports.
