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 124 STAT. 263 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 ‘‘(4) Capability for individuals to apply, recertify and man- age their eligibility information online, including at home, at points of service, and other community-based locations. ‘‘(5) Ability to expand the enrollment system to integrate new programs, rules, and functionalities, to operate at increased volume, and to apply streamlined verification and eligibility processes to other Federal and State programs, as appropriate. ‘‘(6) Notification of eligibility, recertification, and other needed communication regarding eligibility, which may include communication via email and cellular phones. ‘‘(7) Other functionalities necessary to provide eligibles with streamlined enrollment process. ‘‘(c) APPROVAL AND NOTIFICATION.—With respect to any standard or protocol developed under subsection (a) that has been approved by the HIT Policy Committee and the HIT Standards Committee, the Secretary— ‘‘(1) shall notify States of such standards or protocols; and ‘‘(2) may require, as a condition of receiving Federal funds for the health information technology investments, that States or other entities incorporate such standards and protocols into such investments. ‘‘(d) GRANTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF APPROPRIATE ENROLL- MENT HIT.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award grant to eligible entities to develop new, and adapt existing, technology systems to implement the HIT enrollment standards and proto- cols developed under subsection (a) (referred to in this sub- section as ‘appropriate HIT technology’). ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, an entity shall— ‘‘(A) be a State, political subdivision of a State, or a local governmental entity; and ‘‘(B) submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing— ‘‘(i) a plan to adopt and implement appropriate enrollment technology that includes— ‘‘(I) proposed reduction in maintenance costs of technology systems; ‘‘(II) elimination or updating of legacy systems; and ‘‘(III) demonstrated collaboration with other entities that may receive a grant under this section that are located in the same State, political sub- division, or locality; ‘‘(ii) an assurance that the entity will share such appropriate enrollment technology in accordance with paragraph (4); and ‘‘(iii) such other information as the Secretary may require. ‘‘(3) SHARING.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure that appropriate enrollment HIT adopted under grants under this subsection is made available to other qualified State, qualified political subdivisions of a State, or other appro- priate qualified entities (as described in subparagraph (B)) at no cost.