Sec. 211. ROUNDTABLE ON USING HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE CARE OUTCOMES

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## SEC. 211 ROUNDTABLE ON USING HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE CARE OUTCOMES ###

(a)Roundtable Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology shall convene a public roundtable to examine— ####

(1)how the expanded use of electronic health records among mental health and substance use service providers can improve outcomes for patients in mental health and substance use settings; and ####

(2)how best to increase electronic health record adoption among such providers. ###

(b)Participants The National Coordinator for Health Information Technology shall ensure that the participants in the roundtable under subsection

(a)include private and public sector stakeholders, including patients, providers (including providers of inpatient services and providers of outpatient services), and representatives of payors, health information exchanges, professional associations, health information technology vendors, health information technology certification organizations, and State and Federal agencies. ###

(c)Report Not later than 180 days after the conclusion of the public stakeholder roundtable under subsection (a), the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report outlining information gathered from the roundtable under subsection (a). Such report shall include an examination of— ####

(1)recommendations from the roundtable participants; ####

(2)unique considerations for using electronic health record systems in mental health and substance use treatment settings; ####

(3)unique considerations for developers of health information technology relating to certification of electronic health record systems for use in mental health and substance use treatment settings where the applicable health information technology is not subject to certification requirements; ####

(4)current usage of electronic health record systems by mental health and substance use disorder service providers, and the scope and magnitude of such providers that do not use electronic health record systems; ####

(5)examples of how electronic health record systems enable coordinated care and care management; ####

(6)how electronic health record systems advance appropriate patient and provider access to secure, usable electronic information exchange; ####

(7)how electronic health record systems can be connected to or support existing systems, which may include the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, mobile crisis response systems, and co-responder programs, to facilitate connectivity, response, and integrated care; ####

(8)any existing programs to support greater adoption of electronic health record systems among mental health and substance use service providers; ####

(9)any limitations to greater adoption of electronic health record systems among mental health and substance use service providers; ####

(10)the costs of adoption of electronic health record systems by mental health and substance use disorder service providers; and ####

(11)best practices implemented by States and other entities to support adoption of use of electronic health records among mental health and substance use disorder service providers. # TITLE III RECOVERY