2014 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare (Sections 1 - 18445)
Chapter 156 - Health Information Technology (Sections 17901 - 17953)
Subchapter II - Testing of Health Information Technology (Sections 17911 - 17912)
Sec. 17911 - National Institute for Standards and Technology testing
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 156 - HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUBCHAPTER II - TESTING OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Sec. 17911 - National Institute for Standards and Technology testing |
| Contains | section 17911 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 111-5, div. A, title XIII, §13201, Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 244. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 123 Stat. 244 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 111-5 |
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In coordination with the HIT Standards Committee established under section 300jj–13 of this title, as added by section 13101,1 with respect to the development of standards and implementation specifications under such section, the Director of the National Institute for Standards and Technology shall test such standards and implementation specifications, as appropriate, in order to assure the efficient implementation and use of such standards and implementation specifications.
(b) Voluntary testing programIn coordination with the HIT Standards Committee established under section 300jj–13 of this title, as added by section 13101,1 with respect to the development of standards and implementation specifications under such section, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall support the establishment of a conformance testing infrastructure, including the development of technical test beds. The development of this conformance testing infrastructure may include a program to accredit independent, non-Federal laboratories to perform testing.
(Pub. L. 111–5, div. A, title XIII, §13201, Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 244.)
REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 13101, referred to in text, means section 13101 of div. A of Pub. L. 111–5.
1 See References in Text note below.
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