42 USC § 17902 - Application to private entities

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s17902"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 17902 - Application to private entities"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "17902"
section_name: "Application to private entities"
chapter_number: 156
chapter_name: "HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "APPLICATION AND USE OF ADOPTED HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS; REPORTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–5, div. A, title XIII, § 13112, Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 243.)"
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# 1 Application to private entities

See References in Text note below.

August 22, 2006section 300jj–14 of this title[^1]

Each agency (as defined in such Executive Order issued on , 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 , as added by section 13101.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–5, div. A, title XIII, § 13112, Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 243.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Executive Order issued on , referred to in text, is Ex. Ord. No. 13410, , 71 F.R. 51089, which is set out as a note under .

Section 13101, referred to in text, means .