SECTION 1. Notwithstanding sections 36 and 37 of chapter 305 of the acts of 2008 or any other general or special law to the contrary, a hospital shall be deemed in compliance with implementing a computerized physician order entry system and an interoperable electronic health records system, as determined by the Department of Public Health upon licensure review, if:

(a)For the purposes of an acute care hospital, demonstrate successful registration and attestation to meeting the Stage 1 of the federal meaningful use standards in effect and as outlined by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services by December 31, 2013;

(b)For the purposes of hospitals that are not deemed an acute care hospital by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, begun use of a certified EHR technology by December 31, 2015, which has been tested and certified by an Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Testing and Certification Body.