Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

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7	5		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7131
8	6		January Session, 2019
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12	10		Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
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20	19		AN ACT CONCERNING TH E ENTITY ESTABLISHED TO IMPLE MENT
21	20		THE PROGRAM EXPEDITI NG DEVELOPMENT OF TH E STATE-WIDE
22	21		HEALTH INFORMATION E XCHANGE.
23	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
24	23		Assembly convened:
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26	25		Section 1. Section 17b-59g of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
27	26		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 2
28	27		(a) The state, acting by and through the Secretary of the Office of 3
29	28		Policy and Management, in collaboration with the executive director of 4
30	29		the Office of Health Strategy, shall establish a program to expedite the 5
31	30		development of the State-wide Health Information Exchange, 6
32	31		established under section 17b-59d, to assist the state, health care 7
33	32		providers, insurance carriers, physicians and all stakeholders in 8
34	33		empowering consumers to make effective health care decisions, 9
35	34		promote patient-centered care, improve the quality, safety and value of 10
36	35		health care, reduce waste and duplication of services, support clinical 11
37	36		decision-making, keep confidential health information secure and 12
38	37		make progress toward the state's public health goals. The purposes of 13
39		-	the program shall be to (1) assist the State-wide Health Information 14
40		-	Exchange in establishing and maintaining itself as a neutral and 15 Raised Bill No. 7131
	38	+	the program shall be to (1) assist the State-wide Health Information 14 Raised Bill No. 7131
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	44	+	Exchange in establishing and maintaining itself as a neutral and 15
47	45		trusted entity that serves the public good for the benefit of all 16
48	46		Connecticut residents, including, but not limited to, Connecticut health 17
49	47		care consumers and Connecticut health care providers and carriers, (2) 18
50	48		perform, on behalf of the state, the role of intermediary between public 19
51	49		and private stakeholders and customers of the State-wide Health 20
52	50		Information Exchange, and (3) fulfill the responsibilities of the Office 21
53	51		of Health Strategy, as described in section 19a-754a. 22
54	52		(b) The executive director of the Office of Health Strategy, in 23
55	53		consultation with the health information technology officer, 24
56	54		designated in accordance with section 19a-754, shall design, and the 25
57	55		Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in collaboration 26
58	56		with said executive director, may establish or incorporate an entity to 27
59	57		implement the program established under subsection (a) of this 28
60	58		section. Such entity shall, without limitation, be owned and governed, 29
61	59		in whole or in part, by a party or parties other than the state and may 30
62	60		be organized as a nonprofit entity. 31
63	61		(c) Any entity established or incorporated pursuant to subsection (b) 32
64	62		of this section shall have its powers vested in and exercised by a board 33
65	63		of directors. The board of directors shall be comprised of at least the 34
66	64		following members who shall each serve for a term of two years: 35
67	65		(1) One member who shall have expertise as an advocate for 36
68	66		consumers of health care, appointed by the Governor; 37
69	67		(2) One member who shall have expertise as a clinical medical 38
70	68		doctor, appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 39
71	69		(3) One member who shall have expertise in the area of hospital 40
72	70		administration, appointed by the speaker of the House of 41
73	71		Representatives; 42
74	72		(4) One member who shall have expertise in the area of corporate 43
75		-	law or finance, appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 44
76		-	(5) One member who shall have expertise in group health insurance 45 Raised Bill No. 7131
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	79	+	(5) One member who shall have expertise in group health insurance 45
83	80		coverage, appointed by the minority leader of the House of 46
84	81		Representatives; 47
85	82		(6) The Chief Information Officer and the Secretary of the Office of 48
86	83		Policy and Management, or their designees, who shall serve as ex-49
87	84		officio, voting members of the board; and 50
88	85		(7) The health information technology officer, designated in 51
89	86		accordance with section 19a-754a, who shall serve as chairperson and a 52
90	87		voting member of the board. 53
91	88		(d) Any vacancy in the board of directors shall be filled by the 54
92	89		appointing authority for the balance of the unexpired term. If an 55
93	90		appointing authority fails to make an initial appointment on or before 56
94	91		sixty days after the establishment of such entity, or to fill a vacancy in 57
95	92		an appointment on or before sixty days after the date of such vacancy, 58
96	93		the Governor shall make such appointment or fill such vacancy. 59
97	94		(e) Any entity established or incorporated under subsection (b) of 60
98	95		this section may (1) employ a staff and fix their duties, qualifications 61
99	96		and compensation; (2) solicit, receive and accept aid or contributions, 62
100	97		including money, property, labor and other things of value from any 63
101	98		source; (3) receive, and manage on behalf of the state, funding from the 64
102	99		federal government, other public sources or private sources to cover 65
103	100		costs associated with the planning, implementation and administration 66
104	101		of the State-wide Health Information Exchange; (4) collect and remit 67
105	102		fees set by the Health Information Technology Officer charged to 68
106	103		persons or entities for access to or interaction with said exchange; (5) 69
107	104		retain outside consultants and technical experts; (6) maintain an office 70
108	105		in the state at such place or places as such entity may designate; (7) 71
109	106		procure insurance against loss in connection with such entity's 72
110	107		property and other assets in such amounts and from such insurers as 73
111	108		such entity deems desirable; (8) sue and be sued and plead and be 74
112	109		impleaded; (9) borrow money for the purpose of obtaining working 75
113		-	capital; and (10) subject to the powers, purposes and restrictions of 76
114		-	sections 17b-59a, 17b-59d, and 17b-59f, do all acts and things necessary 77 Raised Bill No. 7131
	110	+	capital; and (10) subject to the powers, purposes and restrictions of 76 Raised Bill No. 7131
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	116	+	sections 17b-59a, 17b-59d, and 17b-59f, do all acts and things necessary 77
121	117		and convenient to carry out the purposes of this section and section 78
122	118		19a-754a. 79
123	119		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
124	120		sections:
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126	122		Section 1 October 1, 2019 17b-59g
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	124	+	Statement of Purpose:
	125	+	To allow for expansion of membership of the board of directors of the
	126	+	entity established to implement the program expediting development
	127	+	of the State-wide Health Information Exchange.
	128	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	129	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	130	+	not underlined.]
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