§ 23-61-901. Title
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative Act of 2015”.
§ 23-61-902. Legislative intent and purpose
(a) It is the intent of the General Assembly to create and maintain an informative source of healthcare information to support consumers, researchers, and policymakers in healthcare decisions within the state, including decisions by the State Insurance Department to regulate the business of insurance in this state. (b) The purpose of this subchapter is to: […]
§ 23-61-903. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative” means an initiative to create a database, including ongoing all-payer claims database projects funded through the State Insurance Department, that receives and stores data from a submitting entity relating to medical, dental, and pharmaceutical and other insurance claims information, unique identifiers, and geographic and demographic […]
§ 23-61-904. Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative
(a) The Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative is established with the purpose to create a database, including ongoing all-payer claims database projects funded through the State Insurance Department, that receives and stores data from a submitting entity relating to medical, dental, and pharmaceutical and other insurance claims information, unique identifiers, and geographic and demographic information for […]
§ 23-61-905. Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative Board — Membership — Duties
(a) (1) There is created the Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative Board, which shall be composed of the following members: (A) A representative of the Department of Human Services; (B) A representative of the Department of Health; (C) A representative of the Office of Health Information Technology or its successor entity as provided by state law; […]
§ 23-61-906. Data submission
(a) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, no later than January 1, 2016, and every quarter thereafter, a submitting entity shall submit health and dental claims data, unique identifiers, and geographic and demographic information for covered individuals as permitted in this subchapter, and provider files to the Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative in […]
§ 23-61-907. Data release
(a) Data in the Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative shall: (1) To the extent authorized by the State Insurance Department, be available: (A) When disclosed in a form and manner that ensures the privacy and security of protected health information as required by state and federal laws, as a resource to insurers, employers, purchasers of health […]
§ 23-61-908. Penalties for failure to submit data
(a) Except for state or federal agencies that are submitting entities, a submitting entity that fails to submit data as required by this subchapter or the rules of the State Insurance Department may be subject to a penalty. (b) The department shall adopt a schedule of penalties not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per […]
§ 23-61-909. Data collected under State Health Data Clearinghouse Act
(a) The Department of Health shall submit data collected under the State Health Data Clearinghouse Act, § 20-7-301 et seq., to the Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative for integration into the Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative database created under § 23-61-904. (b) The data submitted under subsection (a) of this section: (1) Shall be assigned a unique […]
§ 23-61-910. Data collected regarding hospital discharge and emergency department records
(a) The Department of Health shall submit data collected regarding hospital discharge and emergency department records for the uninsured, birth and death records, and disease registry data under the State Health Data Clearinghouse Act, § 20-7-301 et seq., § 20-15-201 et seq., and § 20-18-201, to the Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative Board for integration into […]