HB500 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

April WeaverSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA), mandatory reporting of health care information, Health Care Information and Data Collection Advisory Council estab., advice on rules to implement

Summary

HB500 requires mandatory health care reporting to SHPDA, creates a data advisory council, and sets rules for collecting and using health care information for statewide planning.

What This Bill Does

It requires defined health care reporters to submit annual health care reports to SHPDA, with the first report due within one year and covering the prior six months. It establishes the Health Care Information and Data Advisory Council to advise SHPDA on rulemaking and data handling and to review reports before disclosure. SHPDA can adopt mandatory reporting rules, collect and analyze the data, publish reports, and enforce compliance with penalties; data is protected to prevent identifying reporters or patients.

Who It Affects

• Covered health care reporters (hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living, mental health and substance abuse facilities, intellectual disability facilities, home care, ambulatory surgery centers, and similar reporters) who must file annual reports and may face penalties or CON-related restrictions for noncompliance.
• State health planning entities (SHPDA, Health Care Information and Data Advisory Council, SHCC, and the Certificate of Need Review Board) that gain new authority to collect, review, and publish health data and to develop the reporting rules, while safeguarding privacy.

Key Provisions

• Establish mandatory health care reporting to SHPDA for defined covered reporters.
• Create the Health Care Information and Data Advisory Council with specific membership and duties to advise on rulemaking and data handling.
• SHPDA must adopt rules to implement the act; first reports are due within one year and cover the prior six months; annual reporting thereafter.
• Impose administrative penalties for noncompliance (up to $5,000 for rural reporters; up to $10,000 for other reporters) and potential exclusion from CON review until compliant.
• Require reporting directly to SHPDA, with electronic filing accepted within six months of rule adoption and the act void if electronic filing cannot be implemented within 12 months.
• Protect reporter and patient confidentiality; SHPDA cannot disclose identifying information or require proprietary or confidential data; purchasers may access data under existing terms.
• SH​PDA will use data for public planning and report it to SHCC and the CON Board; reports and publications are public records with reasonable fees.
• SH​PDA may sue to enforce the act and its requirements.
• Effective date: immediate upon governor's approval.

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Subjects

Health