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House Bill 1218 |
House Author: Howard, Donna |
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Effective: 9-1-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Watson et al. |
House Bill 1218 amends the Government Code, Health and Safety Code, and Human Resources Code to require the Health and Human Services Commission to establish an electronic health information exchange pilot project in at least one urban area with the participation of at least two local or regional health information exchanges to determine the feasibility, costs, and benefits of exchanging secure electronic health information between the commission and such local or regional health information exchanges. The bill sets out requirements for the implementation, administration, and operation of the pilot project, including the appointment of an electronic health information exchange advisory committee, development of an electronic health information exchange system for the child health plan and Medicaid programs, and incentives to encourage use of the system. The bill requires the commission to submit an initial report regarding the exchange system to certain legislative committees not later than January 1, 2011, and a subsequent report not later than January 1, 2013.
House Bill 1218 also requires the executive commissioner of the commission, if feasible, to establish a quality of care health information exchange with certain nursing facilities, to establish a hospital health information exchange related to potentially preventable readmissions of Medicaid recipients, and to ensure compliance with federal standards of any health information technology used by the commission or an entity acting on behalf of the commission with respect to the child health plan and Medicaid programs.