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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Dec 18, 2005
Assisting Doctors to Obtain Proficient and Transmissible Health Information Technology (ADOPT HIT) Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow medical care providers: (1) to expense up to $250,000 of the cost of health care information technology for the exchange of medical information; and (2) a business tax credit for 50% of their telecommunication charges (defined as expenses of installing or maintaining a communications network that supports interoperability of electronic medical records systems), up to $10,000.
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Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] · R–GA
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3146)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H164)
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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