Affected by 63I-1-226 on 7/1/2024 Effective 7/1/2022 26-33a-103. Committee membership — Terms — Chair — Compensation. (1) The committee shall be composed of 15 members. (2) (a) One member shall be: (i) the commissioner of the Utah Insurance Department; or (ii) the commissioner’s designee who shall have knowledge regarding the health care system and characteristics […]
Affected by 63I-1-226 on 7/1/2024 Effective 5/10/2016 26-33a-104. Purpose, powers, and duties of the committee. (1) The purpose of the committee is to direct a statewide effort to collect, analyze, and distribute health care data to facilitate the promotion and accessibility of quality and cost-effective health care and also to facilitate interaction among those with […]
Affected by 63I-1-226 on 7/1/2024 26-33a-105. Executive secretary — Appointment — Powers. (1) An executive secretary shall be appointed by the executive director, with the approval of the committee, and shall serve under the administrative direction of the executive director. (2) The executive secretary shall: (a) employ full-time employees necessary to carry out this chapter; […]
Affected by 63I-1-226 on 7/1/2024 26-33a-106. Limitations on use of health data. The committee may not use the health data provided to it by third-party payors, health care providers, or health care facilities to make recommendations with regard to a single health care provider or health care facility, or a group of health care providers […]
Affected by 63I-1-226 on 7/1/2024 Effective 1/1/2023 26-33a-106.1. Health care cost and reimbursement data. (1) The committee shall, as funding is available: (a) establish a plan for collecting data from data suppliers to determine measurements of cost and reimbursements for risk-adjusted episodes of health care; (b) share data regarding insurance claims and an individual’s and […]
Affected by 63I-1-226 on 7/1/2024 Effective 5/14/2019 26-33a-106.5. Comparative analyses. (1) The committee may publish compilations or reports that compare and identify health care providers or data suppliers from the data it collects under this chapter or from any other source. (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(c), the committee shall publish compilations or […]
Affected by 63I-1-226 on 7/1/2024 Effective 5/10/2016 26-33a-107. Limitations on release of reports. The committee may not release a compilation or report that compares and identifies health care providers or data suppliers unless it: (1) allows the data supplier and the health care provider to verify the accuracy of the information submitted to the committee […]
Affected by 63I-1-226 on 7/1/2024 26-33a-108. Disclosure of identifiable health data prohibited. (1) All information, reports, statements, memoranda, or other data received by the committee are strictly confidential. Any use, release, or publication of the information shall be done in such a way that no person is identifiable except as provided in Sections 26-33a-107 and […]
Affected by 63I-1-226 on 7/1/2024 Effective 5/5/2021 26-33a-109. Exceptions to prohibition on disclosure of identifiable health data. (1) The committee may not disclose any identifiable health data unless: (a) the individual has authorized the disclosure; (b) the disclosure is to the department or a public health authority in accordance with Subsection (2); or (c) the […]
Affected by 63I-1-226 on 7/1/2024 26-33a-110. Penalties. (1) Any use, release, or publication of health care data contrary to the provisions of Sections 26-33a-108 and 26-33a-109 is a class A misdemeanor. (2) Subsection (1) does not relieve the person or organization responsible for that use, release, or publication from civil liability. Enacted by Chapter 305, […]
Affected by 63I-1-226 on 7/1/2024 26-33a-111. Health data not subject to subpoena or compulsory process — Exception. Identifiable health data obtained in the course of activities undertaken or supported under this chapter are not subject to subpoena or similar compulsory process in any civil or criminal, judicial, administrative, or legislative proceeding, nor shall any individual […]
Affected by 63I-1-226 on 7/1/2024 26-33a-115. Consumer-focused health care delivery and payment reform demonstration project. (1) The Legislature finds that: (a) current health care delivery and payment systems do not provide system wide incentives for the competitive delivery and pricing of health care services to consumers; (b) there is a compelling state interest to encourage […]
Affected by 63I-1-226 on 7/1/2024 Effective 5/14/2019 26-33a-116. Health care billing data. (1) Subject to Subsection (2), the department shall make aggregate data produced under this chapter available to the public through a standardized application program interface format. (2) (a) The department shall ensure that data made available to the public under Subsection (1): (i) […]
Affected by 63I-1-226 on 12/31/2023 Effective 5/12/2020 26-33a-117. Identifying potential overuse of non-evidence-based health care. (1) The department shall, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code, contract with an entity to provide a nationally-recognized health waste calculator that: (a) uses principles such as the principles of the Choosing Wisely initiative of the […]
