1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Utilizing National Data, Effectively Reforming Standards and Tools, to Address Negative Determinates of Health Act or the UNDERSTAND Act . 2. Collection of information related to social determinants of the health of Medicare beneficiaries (a) Reporting of information Section 1809 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395b–10 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Collection of information related to social determinants of health (1) Proposed rule (A) In general Not later than October 1, 2020, the Secretary shall issue a proposed rule so as to allow for the collection of information related to social determinants that may factor into the health of beneficiaries under this title. The proposed rule shall allow for the collection of such information from licensed health professionals (as defined in section 1819(b)(5)(G)) and community health workers (as defined in section 2113(f)(4)). (B) Phased-in implementation; public availability of information The Secretary shall— (i) phase-in implementation of the collection of information in accordance with subparagraph (A) over a 3-year period, in such manner as the Secretary determines appropriate in order to minimize any adverse impact on the licensed health professionals providing such information