§ 20-9-1203. Health facility reports
(a) A health facility shall collect data on healthcare-associated infection rates for the following: (1) Central line-associated bloodstream infections in an intensive care unit; and (2) Other categories as provided under § 20-9-1204(e). (b) (1) (A) A health facility may voluntarily submit quarterly reports to the Department of Health on the health facility’s healthcare-associated infection […]
§ 20-9-1204. Advisory Committee on Healthcare Acquired Infections
(a) The Secretary of the Department of Health shall appoint an Advisory Committee on Healthcare Acquired Infections, including without limitation representatives of: (1) Public and private hospitals, including representatives of hospitals with fewer than fifty (50) beds and representatives of hospitals with more than fifty (50) beds; (2) Outpatient surgery centers; (3) Direct-care nursing staff; […]
§ 20-9-912. Appeals
(a) (1) Before denying or revoking a certificate under this subchapter, the State Board of Health shall provide the applicant or certificate holder with reasonable time to supply additional information demonstrating compliance with the requirements of this subchapter and the opportunity to request a hearing. (2) If an applicant or certificate holder requests a hearing, […]
§ 20-9-1205. Reports regarding healthcare-associated infections
(a) (1) (A) In consultation with the Advisory Committee on Healthcare Acquired Infections, the Department of Health shall submit annually a report summarizing the health facility quarterly reports required under this subchapter to the Chair of the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Chair of the Senate Committee on Public Health, […]
§ 20-9-913. Confidentiality
A private review agent may not disclose or publish individual medical records or any other confidential medical information obtained in the performance of utilization review activities without the appropriate procedures for protecting the patient’s confidentiality. However, nothing in this subchapter shall prohibit private review agents from providing patient information to a third party whom the […]
§ 20-9-1206. Legislative intent — Privacy and confidentiality
(a) It is the intent of the General Assembly that a patient’s right of confidentiality shall not be violated in any manner under this subchapter. (b) Social Security numbers and any other information that could be used to identify an individual patient shall not be released under this subchapter. (c) Except for the annual report […]
§ 20-9-914. Liability unaffected
Nothing in this subchapter shall be deemed to reduce or expand the liability of any person or entity for any actions or activities with respect to utilization review.
§ 20-9-1207. Rules
The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules to implement this subchapter.
§ 20-9-1001. Title
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Acute Stroke Care Act of 2005”.
§ 20-9-1208. Funding
This subchapter is contingent upon the appropriation and availability of funding necessary for the Department of Health to implement its provisions, and any requirements that actions be accomplished by a specific date shall be extended until the necessary funding is available.