Section 22-21-413 – Reporting Requirements; Availability of Data.
Section 22-21-413 Reporting requirements; availability of data. (a) All hospitals shall report inpatient and outpatient discharge data pursuant to rules adopted by the department, including rules defining inpatient and outpatient discharges. (b) After receiving the discharge data, the department shall promptly make the discharge data available to the Alabama Hospital Association, which shall use the […]
Section 22-21-414 – Confidentiality of Identification Data.
Section 22-21-414 Confidentiality of identification data. Individually identifiable patient information on discharge data submitted under this article shall not be public information. Reports and studies prepared and released by the department based upon discharge data shall not include information obtained from the discharge data in a form which could be used to identify any patient. […]
Section 22-21-415 – Studies and Publication of Information.
Section 22-21-415 Studies and publication of information. The department may conduct studies and publish information based upon the discharge data obtained pursuant to this article, provided the studies and published information do not include information in a form which could be used to identify any patient or violate HIPAA. (Act 2021-129, §6.)
Section 22-21-416 – Hospital Discharge Data Advisory Council.
Section 22-21-416 Hospital Discharge Data Advisory Council. (a) The Hospital Discharge Data Advisory Council is established to assist in developing rules and standards necessary to implement this article, to review and serve as consultants to the department on matters related to any reports, studies, or publications authorized under this article, and to serve as consultants […]
Section 22-21-417 – Delinquency of Reports; Penalties; Informal Conference; Appeals.
Section 22-21-417 Delinquency of reports; penalties; informal conference; appeals. (a) A hospital shall pay to the department a civil penalty of five cents ($.05) per patient discharge record for each day the discharge data required to be reported under this article is delinquent. (b) A discharge data report is delinquent if the department does not […]
Section 22-21-418 – Liability.
Section 22-21-418 Liability. (a) No person or entity may be held liable in any civil action with respect to a report or disclosure of discharge data made under this article, except under the following circumstances: (1) The person or entity has knowledge of the falsity of the discharge data reported or disclosed. (2) The discharge […]
Section 22-21-419 – Discovery of Information.
Section 22-21-419 Discovery of information. Individual patient data submitted by a hospital pursuant to this article shall remain at all times confidential and privileged from discovery. This article shall not be construed to prohibit discovery of patient specific information from original sources where the information is otherwise not privileged and discoverable under applicable law. This […]
Section 22-21-410 – Definitions.
Section 22-21-410 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) COUNCIL. The Hospital Discharge Data Advisory Council established under Section 22-21-416. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Public Health. (3) DISCHARGE DATA. Data regarding a patient’s discharge as an inpatient or outpatient from a hospital, as required on the […]
Section 22-21-411 – Discharge Data Collection Systems and Processes; Reports.
Section 22-21-411 Discharge data collection systems and processes; reports. (a) The department, upon consultation and approval of the council, shall establish and maintain processes and systems necessary for the protection, collection, and dissemination of discharge data. The department’s discharge data collection systems and processes required by this article shall become operational on or before January […]
Section 22-21-412 – Rulemaking Authority.
Section 22-21-412 Rulemaking authority. The department, after consultation and with the approval of the council, shall adopt rules necessary to implement this article. (Act 2021-129, §3.)