# 114-hr-5001: Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act

114-hr-5001, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] (R-NC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5001
- Congress: 114
- Title: Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2016-04-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, with respect to electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use incentive programs under Medicare and Medicaid, to continue through 2016 to allow the use of quarterly reporting without regard to the payment year or the stage of meaningful use criteria involved.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] (R-GA), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2016-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2016-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2016-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2016-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2016-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2016-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2016-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2016-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2016-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2016-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2016-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2016-07-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2016-07-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3] (R-WV), 2016-07-06T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5001 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5001)

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