No. 40996 (New Rule): Rule R380-77. Coordination of Patient Identification and Validation Services

(New Rule)

DAR File No.: 40996
Filed: 11/15/2016 07:50:58 AM

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

The purpose of this rule is to establish the methods in which health care providers, public health entities, and health care insurers may coordinate among themselves to verify the identities of the individuals they serve, as authorized by Subsection 26-1-30(30).

Summary of the rule or change:

This proposed rule establishes an advisory committee of diverse professionals from health care provider organizations, public health entities, and health care insurers and establishes the duties and responsibilities of the committee with respect to coordination and governance of shared patient identification services. The draft of this rule has been reviewed and approved by the Utah Digital Health Service Commission at its 11/03/2016 meeting and the ThSisU Governance Committee of the State Innovation Grant in September 2016. The draft rule was also shared with the Utah Health Information Network Master Person Index Committee's members for their comments. No feedback was received from this committee.

Statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

• Subsection 26-1-30(30)

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

Administrative support for the advisory committee established under this rule will be provided by existing staff in the Health Informatics Program, Center for Health Data and Informatics, and Utah Department of Health, and will not result in additional costs or savings.

local governments:

This filing does not create any direct cost or savings impact to local governments since they are not directly affected by the rule; nor are local governments indirectly impacted because the rule does not create a situation requiring services from local governments.

small businesses:

None--Small businesses are not impacted by this rule change. As a result, the rule will have no effect on small business budgets for costs or savings.

persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local governmental entities:

There will be some personnel costs to the organizations that voluntarily send their representatives to participate in this advisory committee's efforts. The committee's participation is voluntary. Since the committee's work will benefit to all participating organizations and the people of Utah, the Department believes that the involved business and individual will be willing to make the contributions.

Compliance costs for affected persons:

There are no direct or indirect compliance costs for individuals or entities under this rule because this rule simply establishes an advisory committee in which participation is voluntary.

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

There are no anticipated fiscal impacts to businesses as a result of this rule.

Joseph Miner, MD, Executive Director

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Office of Administrative Rules, or at:

Health
Administration
CANNON HEALTH BLDG
288 N 1460 W
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84116-3231

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

• Jeff Duncan at the above address, by phone at 801-538-7023, by FAX at 801-538-7012, or by Internet E-mail at [e-mail]

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

01/03/2017

This rule may become effective on:

01/10/2017

Authorized by:

Joseph Miner, Executive Director

RULE TEXT

R380. Health, Administration.

R380-77. Coordination of Patient Identification and Validation Services.

R380-77-1. Purpose and Authority.

As authorized by Section 26-1-30(30), the purpose of this rule is to establish the methods in which health care providers, public health entities, and health care insurers may coordinate among themselves to verify the identities of the individuals they serve.

 

R380-1-2. Establishment of Advisory Committee.

(1) The Department shall establish a patient identity and validation service advisory committee to assist the Department in establishing methods as part of the Department's duties under Section 26-1-30(30). The committee serves in a consultative and advisory capacity to the Department.

(2) The committee shall be comprised of individuals knowledgeable in health information technology, health informatics and health care delivery systems, including representatives from the Department, community-based organizations, hospital and clinic administration, health care insurers, professional health care associations, patients, and informatics researchers.

(3) The Utah Digital Health Service Commission established by Section 26-9f may advise the Department to oversee this advisory committee.

 

R380-1-3. Duties and Responsibilities.

(1) The committee shall:

(a) Promote collaborative efforts among community stakeholders regrading participation in shared patient identification services as a means to reduce duplicate services, improve quality and efficiency of care, and to promote patient safety.

(b) Provide input and guidance to the Department concerning existing community resources and experiences to advance the adoption and implementation of shared patient identification services.

(c) Advise the Department regarding adoption of standards for the electronic exchange of personally identifiable information between health care providers, public health entities, and health care insurers.

(d) Define the minimum amount of personally identifiable information necessary to disambiguate and validate identities across organizational information systems.

(e) Make recommendations on the information technology architecture, hardware, software, application, network configuration, and other technical aspects that allow for the implementation of shared patient identification services and technical compatibility among participants.

(f) Identify, evaluate, and make recommendations on a strategic and sustainable business model.

(g) Provide information and evaluate industry trends on existing information exchanges that link and verify person-centric records across organization boundaries.

(h) Make recommendations and coordinate the creation, dissemination, and implementation of policies and procedures to address participation in and utilization of shared patient identification services.

 

KEY: identity, validation, health

Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: 2017

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26-1-30(30); 26-1-37

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