2005 Minnesota Statutes

     62J.495 Health Information Technology and Infrastructure 
  Advisory Committee. 

    Subdivision 1.    Establishment; members; duties.  (a) 
 The commissioner shall establish a Health Information Technology 
 and Infrastructure Advisory Committee governed by section 15.059 
 to advise the commissioner on the following matters: 

    (1) assessment of the use of health information technology 
 by the state, licensed health care providers and facilities, and 
 local public health agencies; 

    (2) recommendations for implementing a statewide 
 interoperable health information infrastructure, to include 
 estimates of necessary resources, and for determining standards 
 for administrative data exchange, clinical support programs, 
 patient privacy requirements, and maintenance of the security 
 and confidentiality of individual patient data; and 

    (3) other related issues as requested by the commissioner. 

    (b) The members of the Health Information Technology and 
 Infrastructure Advisory Committee shall include the 
 commissioners, or commissioners' designees, of health, human 
 services, administration, and commerce and additional members to 
 be appointed by the commissioner to include persons representing 
 Minnesota's local public health agencies, licensed hospitals and 
 other licensed facilities and providers, private purchasers, the 
 medical and nursing professions, health insurers and health 
 plans, the state quality improvement organization, academic and 
 research institutions, consumer advisory organizations with an 
 interest and expertise in health information technology, and 
 other stakeholders as identified by the Health Information 
 Technology and Infrastructure Advisory Committee. 

    Subd. 2.    Annual report.  The commissioner shall 
 prepare and issue an annual report not later than January 30 of 
 each year outlining progress to date in implementing a statewide 
 health information infrastructure and recommending future 
 projects. 

    Subd. 3.    Expiration.  Notwithstanding section 15.059, 
 this section expires June 30, 2009. 

    HIST: 1Sp2005 c 4 art 6 s 1