Bill > HB1869

This bill establishes a statewide system for collecting, auditing, and publicly releasing de-identified hospital discharge data, meaning information about patients leaving hospitals that has had personal identifiers removed. It mandates that all hospitals, including those providing acute care, intensive care, psychiatric, and substance abuse treatment, must submit inpatient discharge data quarterly, starting July 1, 2027. Additionally, licensed organized ambulatory health care facilities, emergency departments, lithotripsy centers, and cardiac catheterization laboratories will also be required to submit similar data for non-emergency surgical procedures and services. The bill defines key terms like "discharge" (a patient's exit from a hospital), "inpatient" (a patient admitted for overnight care), and "de-identified" (personal information removed). To implement this system, the State Health Planning and Development Agency is required to convene a working group by September 1, 2026, composed of state officials and representatives from various healthcare entities, to develop the procedures for data submission and auditing. This working group will report its findings and recommendations to the legislature by early 2027. The bill also appropriates $200,000 for fiscal year 2026-2027 to support these efforts and will take effect on July 1, 2026.

Health and Social Services

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1869&year=2026