as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 02/26/2018 02:32pm
A bill for an act
relating to health occupations; requiring health-care providers to obtain a direct
secure messaging address; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapters 62J; 214.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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Effective January 1, 2019, each health-care provider must have a direct secure messaging
address provided by a health information service provider in order to securely exchange
protected health information via the Internet. The secure messaging must meet data exchange
standards of the Direct Project Nationwide Health Information Network.
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Beginning January 1, 2019, each health-related licensing board shall require a licensee,
as part of the licensee's licensure renewal requirements, to submit to the board evidence of
compliance with section 62J.4983.
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