Bill > H1238

This bill aims to improve patient care through the establishment of a statewide integrated electronic health records (EHR) system. The key provisions include: 1. Creation of a Health Information Technology Council to advise the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) on the design, implementation, and operation of the statewide health information exchange. 2. Mandating that EOHHS establish, operate, facilitate, or fund the statewide health information exchange, including improving interoperability and requiring the exchange of minimum standardized health data. 3. Ensuring that every patient has secure electronic access to their health records and that all healthcare entities in the Commonwealth participate in the statewide health information exchange. 4. Authorizing EOHHS to prescribe penalties for non-compliance and to pursue federal financial participation to support the implementation of the system. 5. Allowing patients to opt-out of having their health data disclosed for the electronic health information exchange activities owned and operated by the Commonwealth. 6. Establishing a Health Information Technology Trust Fund to deposit participant fees and penalties collected from the health care entities.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H1238