EXTENDING THE INDEPENDENCE AT HOME DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

SEC. 50301. EXTENDING THE INDEPENDENCE AT HOME DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. (a) In General Section 1866E of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc–5) is amended— (1) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking “An agreement” and inserting “Agreements”; and (ii) by striking “5-year” and inserting “7-year”; and (B) in paragraph (5)— (i) by striking “10,000” and inserting “15,000”; and (ii) by adding at the end the following new sentence: “An applicable beneficiary that participates in the demonstration program by reason of the increase from 10,000 to 15,000 in the preceding sentence pursuant to the amendment made by section 50301(a)(1)(B)(i) of the Advancing Chronic Care, Extenders, and Social Services Act shall be considered in the spending target estimates under paragraph (1) of subsection (c) and the incentive payment calculations under paragraph (2) of such subsection for the sixth and seventh years of such program.”; (2) in subsection (g), in the first sentence, by inserting “, including, to the extent practicable, with respect to the use of electronic health information systems, as described in subsection (b)(1)(A)(vi)” after “under the demonstration program”; and (3) in subsection (i)(1)(A), by striking “will not receive an incentive payment for the second of 2” and inserting “did not achieve savings for the third of 3”. (b) [42 U.S.C. 1395cc–5 note] Effective Date The amendment made by subsection (a)(3) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of Public Law 111–148.