Bill Text: CA AB1131 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Health information network.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Failed) 2022-02-01 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB1131 Detail]

Download: California-2021-AB1131-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1131

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Introduced by Assembly Member Wood
(Coauthor: Assembly Member Mayes)

February 18, 2021

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An act to add Division 109.51 (commencing with Section 130260) to the Health and Safety Code, relating to health information.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1131, as introduced, Wood. Health information exchange.

Existing law makes legislative findings and declarations on health information technology, including that there is a need to promote secure electronic health data exchange among specified individuals, such as health care providers and consumers of health care, and that specified federal law provides unprecedented opportunity for California to develop a statewide health information technology infrastructure to improve the state’s health care system.

This bill would require, by January 1, 2023, health plans, hospitals, medical groups, testing laboratories, and nursing facilities, at a minimum, contribute to, access, exchange, and make available data through the network of health information exchanges for every person, as a condition of participation in a state health program, including Medi-Cal, Covered California, and CalPERS. The bill would also state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would expand the use of clinical and administrative data and further build on the promise of health information exchange, including specified strategies for achieving these goals.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to accomplish both of the following goals:

(1) Expand the use of clinical and administrative data to better understand the health and social needs of individual patients in order to achieve high-quality, efficient, safe, and timely service delivery while improving outcomes.

(2) Further build on the promise of health information exchange by accelerating the utilization and integration of health information exchanges as part of a network that receives and integrates health data for all Californians. The building and operation of the network of exchanges would leverage existing investments in health information exchange and look for additional federal funding in alignment with federal interoperability rules.

(b) To achieve the goals set out in subdivision (a), it is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would do all of the following:

(1) Enable the right access to health information at the right time resulting in improved health and outcomes for all Californians.

(2) Identify and overcome the barriers to exchanging health information between public programs, and with California providers and consumers.

(3) Engage consumers and their providers in managing medical, behavioral, and social services through appropriate, streamlined access to electronic health information.

SEC. 2.

 Division 109.51 (commencing with Section 130260) is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:

DIVISION 109.51. Health Information Exchange

130260.

 By January 1, 2023, health plans, hospitals, medical groups, testing laboratories, and nursing facilities, at a minimum, shall contribute to, access, exchange, and make available data through the network of health information exchanges for every person, as a condition of participating in a state health program, including Medi-Cal, Covered California, and CalPERS.