CHAPTER 6. DUTIES
IC 5-31-6
Chapter 6. Duties
IC 5-31-6-1
Duties
Sec. 1. The corporation shall do the following:
(1) Define the vision for a statewide health information
exchange system to electronically exchange health care
information between entities in the health care system,
including at least the following:
(A) Physicians and other health care providers.
(B) Health insurance companies and health maintenance
organizations.
(C) Federal and state governmental health payers.
(D) Employers.
(E) Pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers.
(F) Laboratories.
(G) Public health agencies.
(2) Prepare and modify, as necessary, a plan to create the
statewide health information exchange system.
(3) Encourage and facilitate:
(A) the development of the statewide health information
exchange system; and
(B) the ongoing operation of the statewide health
information exchange system, including monitoring the
performance, quality, and security of the statewide health
information exchange system.
(4) Respond to changes in the market, advances in technology,
and metrics related to the statewide health information
exchange system by encouraging and facilitating users of the
statewide health information exchange system and other
interested parties in building upon, adapting, and improving the
statewide health information exchange system.
(5) Evaluate, analyze, and report on Indiana's progress toward
implementing the statewide health information exchange
system.
(6) Promote the use of the statewide health information
exchange system by doing the following:
(A) Encouraging and facilitating users of the statewide
health information exchange system and other interested
parties in developing and adopting standards for the
statewide health information exchange system.
(B) Recommending policies and legislation that advance the
development and efficient operation of the statewide health
information exchange system.
(C) Educating business and health care leaders and the
public regarding the existence and benefits of the statewide
health information exchange system.
(7) Develop programs and initiatives to promote and advance
the exchange of health information to improve the safety and
quality of patient care and to reduce the waste associated with
redundancy and administrative costs. The corporation shall do
the following to carry out the corporation's duty under this
subdivision:
(A) Cooperate with federal, state, and local governments and
agencies in the coordination of programs to make the best
use of Indiana's information and technology resources.
(B) Receive and expend funds, grants, gifts and
contributions of money, property, labor, interest accrued
from loans made by the corporation, and other things of
value from public and private sources, including grants from
agencies and instrumentalities of the state and federal
government. The corporation:
(i) may accept federal grants to carry out the corporation's
purposes;
(ii) shall administer these grants in accordance with the
terms of the grants; and
(iii) may contract with public or private organizations to
carry out the purposes for which the grants were made.
(8) Review efforts in other states concerning health information
exchange.
(9) Encourage and facilitate the development of health
information exchange for those areas of Indiana where health
care referral patterns cross state boundaries.
(10) Encourage and endorse interoperability standards.
As added by P.L.111-2007, SEC.2.
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Additional powers
Sec. 2. The corporation may do the following:
(1) Plan, direct, and conduct research activities.
(2) Encourage and facilitate:
(A) regional health information exchange planning; and
(B) the implementation of regional health information
exchange;
designed to further the vision for a statewide health information
exchange system.
(3) Direct that assistance, information, and advice regarding the
duties and functions of the corporation be given to the
corporation by an officer, agent, or employee of the executive
branch of the state. The head of any other state department or
agency may assign one (1) or more of the department's or
agency's employees to the corporation on a temporary basis or
may direct a division or agency under the department's or
agency's supervision and control to make a special study or
survey requested by the corporation.
(4) Solicit funding for selected initiatives from nonprofit
entities that do not otherwise have an interest in the decisions
of the corporation or board.
As added by P.L.111-2007, SEC.2.
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Statewide health information exchange system plan; requirements
Sec. 3. The corporation's plan to create the statewide health
information exchange system must provide for procedures and
security policies to ensure the following:
(1) Compliance with the federal Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (P.L. 104-191).
(2) Protection of information privacy.
(3) Use of information in the statewide health information
exchange system only in accordance with the federal Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
(P.L.104-191) and as required by public health agencies.
As added by P.L.111-2007, SEC.2.