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House Bill 2641 |
House Author: Zerwas et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-15 |
Senate Sponsor: Schwertner |
House Bill 2641 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Government Code, and Health and Safety Code to establish the authority of a health information exchange to access and transmit specified health-related information among health care providers and certain other entities and the authority of an applicable health care provider or entity to report such information through an exchange. The bill makes it a Class A misdemeanor for a person who collects, transmits, disseminates, accesses, or reports information on behalf of or as a health information exchange to intentionally allow health-related information in the possession of an exchange to be used or disclosed in an unlawful manner. The bill provides limitations on the liability of a health care provider who provides patient information to a health information exchange.
House Bill 2641 prescribes requirements for the Health and Human Services Commission relating to standards for the information systems used by health and human services agencies in sending or receiving protected health information. The bill postpones the expiration date for Medicaid reimbursement for the provision of home telemonitoring services.