Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60
§17902 Application to Private Entities
Title 42 › Chapter 156— HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY › Subchapter I— APPLICATION AND USE OF ADOPTED HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS; REPORTS › § 17902
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Agencies under the August 22, 2006 Executive Order must require in contracts with health providers, plans, and insurers that when installing or upgrading health IT they use systems meeting section 300jj–14 standards (added by section 13101).
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Title 42, §17902
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Each agency (as defined in such Executive Order issued on August 22, 2006, relating to promoting quality and efficient health care in Federal government administered or sponsored health care programs) shall require in contracts or agreements with health care providers, health plans, or health insurance issuers that as each provider, plan, or issuer implements, acquires, or upgrades health information technology systems, 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 13101.11 See References in Text note below.
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Executive Order issued on August 22, 2006, referred to in text, is Ex. Ord. No. 13410, Aug. 22, 2006, 71 F.R. 51089, which is set out as a note under section 300u of this title. section 13101, referred to in text, means section 13101 of div. A of Pub. L. 111–5.
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42 U.S.C. § 17902
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
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Apr 5, 2026
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