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MS HB534

MS HB534
Mississippi Health Information Exchange; create.


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Introduced
01/12/2026
In Committee
01/23/2026
Crossed Over
01/21/2026
Passed
Dead
03/03/2026

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Health Information Exchange For The Purpose Of Establishing A Statewide Health Information Exchange That Provides Real-time Bidirectional Patient Admission, Discharge And Transfer Data, And Otherwise Facilitates The Secure Electronic Sharing Of Health Information Between Licensed Hospitals And Practitioners, Payers, Public Health Entities And Others; To Provide That The Exchange Shall Be Developed And Administered By A Designated Entity Selected By The State Department Of Health Through A Competitive Bid Process; To Specify The Authorized And Required Participants In The Exchange; To Provide That Participants In The Exchange Are Permitted To Retrieve Or Access Identified Data Only For Patients Or Insureds With Whom The Participant Has A Treatment, Payment Or Health Care Operations Relationship; To Provide That Participants Shall Grant To Other Participants A Nonexclusive License To Retrieve And Use Identified Data Related To Their Own Patients Or Insureds; To Specify Certain Criteria That Must Be Met By The Designated Entity Selected To Develop And Administer The Exchange; To Provide That Records Transmitted To Or From The Exchange Shall Be Exempt From The Provisions Of The Mississippi Public Records Act; To Create The Mississippi Health Information Exchange Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Supporting Participant Connection To, Subscription For, And Ongoing Participation In The Exchange; And For Related Purposes.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Mississippi Health Information Exchange (MSHIE) to create a statewide system for securely sharing health information electronically among licensed hospitals, healthcare providers, insurance companies (payers), public health agencies, and other authorized entities. The MSHIE will be developed and managed by a private nonprofit corporation chosen by the State Department of Health through a competitive bidding process, and this entity will not be considered a state agency. Participants in the exchange will be able to access patient data only if they have a direct relationship with the patient for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations, and they must grant other participants permission to access data related to their own patients. The bill mandates that licensed hospitals and community mental health centers connect to the exchange as a condition of their licensure, and it requires the exchange to provide real-time updates on patient admissions, discharges, and transfers, as well as a real-time bed availability system. Records shared through the exchange will be exempt from public records requests, and a dedicated fund, the Mississippi Health Information Exchange Fund, will be created to support participant costs for connecting to and using the exchange.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Died In Committee (on 03/03/2026)

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