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OLR Bill Analysis
SB 853
AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE -WIDE HEALTH INFORMATION
EXCHANGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
SUMMARY
This bill expands the State-wide Health Information Exchange
board of directors to include the Department of Social Services
commissioner or her designee as an ex-officio, voting member. Under
existing law, the board’s general purpose is to implement a program to
expedite the development of the State-wide Health Information
Exchange.
Under current law, the board includes the following eight members,
who serve two-year terms:
1. an advocate for health care consumers, appointed by the
governor;
2. a clinical medical doctor, appointed by the Senate president pro
tempore;
3. a hospital administration expert, appointed by the House
speaker;
4. a corporate law or finance expert, appointed by the Senate
minority leader;
5. a group health insurance expert, appointed by the House
minority leader;
6. the Chief Information Officer, or his designee;
7. the Office of Policy and Management, or her designee; and
8. the Health Information Technology Officer. 2021SB-00853-R000040-BA.DOCX
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EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon passage
COMMITTEE ACTION
Human Services Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 19 Nay 0 (02/23/2021)