(a) The department shall establish and implement a statewide electronic health information exchange system and ensure the interoperability and compliance of the system with state and federal specifications and protocols for exchanging health records and data. (b) The system established under this section must (1) include infrastructure planning that involves (A) the designation by the […]
In carrying out its duties under AS 18.23.300, the department shall (1) in accordance with federal recommendations, determine the manner in which the system is developed and operated; (2) provide oversight and technical assistance needed for planning and implementing the system; (3) authorize and facilitate applications for available federal funding for planning and implementing the […]
(a) The department shall establish appropriate security standards to protect the transmission and receipt of individually identifiable information contained in the system established under AS 18.23.300. The standards must (1) include controls over access to and collection, organization, and maintenance of records and data that protect the confidentiality of the individual who is the subject […]
The department shall provide to the legislature, on or before December 31 of each year, an annual report on the progress of the health information exchange system in the state, including a specific set of recommendations for long-term participation and financial support by the state.
A contract entered into to carry out the purposes of AS 18.23.300 must require that the contractor meet applicable federal and state requirements for protecting health information privacy and security and nationally recognized standards for interoperability of health information technology.
In AS 18.23.300 – 18.23.325, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of health; (2) “department” means the Department of Health; (3) “system” means the statewide electronic health information exchange system established under AS 18.23.300.
