DAR File No. 38562

This rule was published in the June 15, 2014, issue (Vol. 2014, No. 12) of the Utah State Bulletin.


Health, Center for Health Data, Health Care Statistics

Rule R428-2

Health Data Authority Standards for Health Data

Notice of Proposed Rule

(Repeal and Reenact)

DAR File No.: 38562
Filed: 06/02/2014 09:41:58 AM

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

These changes are intended to create a consistent set of definitions across all rules used by the office and to pull together requirements regarding penalties, data disclosure, extensions, and exemptions. They also set forth the framework for a coordinated and simplified policy for data disclosure that reflects current Health Data Committee guidelines.

Summary of the rule or change:

Items in the repealed rule that no longer appear: 1) some definitions that duplicate statutory definitions have been removed; and 2) the subsection on data security has been removed. Items in the reenacted rule that are not in the old rule: 1) a subsection on extensions and exemptions; and 2) a subsection clarifying contractor liability. Other changes: 1) create a consistent set of definitions to be used across all of Title R428 rules; 2) clarify the requirements and procedures for data disclosure; 3) clarify penalties applicable under Title R428; 4) clarify the procedure for requesting and granting extensions and exemptions; 5) clarify the liability for complying with this rule when a data supplier uses a contractor; and 6) make other technical and conforming amendments.

State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

  • Title 26, Chapter 33a

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

This amendment clarifies existing rule language as well as makes technical changes for consistency. The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) determines that these changes will not create any cost or savings impact to the state budget or UDOH's budget, since the changes will not increase workload and can be carried out with existing budget.

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, with all potentially impacted having more than 50 employees. 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:

Minor technical changes, including the clarification of rule language to reflect current policy by the Health Data Committee, will not create any cost or savings to businesses, individuals, local governments or persons that are not small businesses.

Compliance costs for affected persons:

There are no compliance costs for persons affected by these changes to Rule R428-2. Although there are several modifications within this amendment, they simply reflect current practice.

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

No effect on business because it makes no changes in current operations

David Patton, PhD, Executive Director

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

Health
Center for Health Data, Health Care Statistics
CANNON HEALTH BLDG
288 N 1460 W
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84116-3231

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

  • Mike Martin at the above address, by phone at 801-538-9205, by FAX at 801-538-9916, or by Internet E-mail at mikemartin@utah.gov
  • Rex Olsen at the above address, by phone at 801-538-9498, by FAX at 801-536-0940, or by Internet E-mail at rolsen@utah.gov
  • Norman Thurston at the above address, by phone at 801-538-7052, by FAX at 801-237-0787, or by Internet E-mail at nthurston@utah.gov

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:

07/15/2014

This rule may become effective on:

07/22/2014

Authorized by:

David Patton, Executive Director

RULE TEXT

R428. Health, Center for Health Data, Health Care Statistics.

R428-2. Health Data Authority Standards for Health Data.

[R428-2-1. Legal Authority.

This rule is promulgated under authority granted by Title 26, Chapter 33a.

 

R428-2-2. Purpose.

This rule establishes the reporting standards which apply to data suppliers, and the classification, control, use, and release of data received by the committee pursuant to Title 26, Chapter 33a.

 

R428-2-3. Definitions.

The following definitions apply to all of R428.

A. "Office" means the Office of Health Care Statistics within the Utah Department of Health, which serves as staff to the Utah Health Data Committee.

B. "Committee" means the Utah Health Data Committee created by Section 26-1-7.

C. "Data element" means the specific information collected and recorded for the purpose of health care and health service delivery. Data elements include information to identify the individual, health care provider, data supplier, service provided, charge for service, payer source, medical diagnosis, and medical treatment.

D. "Data release, disclosure, or disclose" means the disclosure or the communication of health care data to any individual or organization outside the committee, its staff, and contracting agencies.

E. "Data supplier" means a health care facility, health care provider, self-funded employer, third-party payer, health maintenance organization, or government department required to provide health data under rules adopted by the committee.

F. "Health Data Plan" means the plan developed and adopted by the Health Data Committee under Chapter 33a, Title 26, Section 104.

G. "Health care provider" means any person, partnership, association, corporation, or other facility or institution that renders or causes to be rendered health care or professional services as a physician, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, nurse-midwife, dentist, dental hygienist, optometrist, clinical laboratory technologist, pharmacist, physical therapist, podiatrist, psychologist, chiropractic physician, naturopathic physician, osteopathic physician, osteopathic physician and surgeon, audiologist, speech pathologist, certified social worker, social service worker, social service aide, marriage and family counselor, or practitioner of obstetrics, and others rendering similar care and services relating to or arising out of the health needs of persons or groups of persons, and officers, employees, or agents of any of the above acting in the course and scope of their employment.

I. "Health data" means information relating to the health status of individuals, health services delivered, the availability of health manpower and facilities, and the use and costs of resources and services to the consumer.

H. "Identifiable health data" means any item, collection, or grouping of health data that makes the individual supplying or described in the health data identifiable.

J. "Individual" means a natural person.

K. "Order" means a committee action that determines the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities, or other interests of one or more specific persons, but not a class of persons.

L. "Report" means a compilation, study or data release developed from resource documents to display information in a simplified manner and designed to meet the needs of specific audiences or nontechnical users.

M. "Resource document" means contemplated tabulation formats defined in the Health Data Plan to display information, documents, or records containing measures relating to health care. These documents are classified as standard, special, and electronic.

 

R428-2-4. Technical Assistance.

The Office may provide technical consultation to a data supplier upon request and resource availability. The consultation shall be to enable a data supplier to submit health data according to R428.

 

R428-2-5. Data Classification and Access Requirements.

A. The Utah Health Data Authority Act, Section 108, specifically classifies all data, information, reports, statements, memoranda, or other data received by the committee as "strictly confidential." This strict classification means the committee's data are not public, and as such are exempt from the Classification and Release Requirements specified in the Government Records Access And Management Act, Chapter 2, Title 63, Utah Code Annotated. The committee shall establish guidelines for the protection, use and release of the data.

B. Persons having access to data under control of the committee shall not:

1. take any action that might provide information to any unauthorized individual or agency;

2. scan, copy, remove, or review any information to which specific authorization has not been granted;

3. discuss information with unauthorized persons which could lead to identification of individuals;

4. give access to any information by sharing passwords or file access codes.

C. Any person having access to data under control of the committee shall:

1. maintain the data in a safe manner which restricts unauthorized access;

2. limit use of the data to the purposes for which access is authorized;

3. report immediately any unauthorized access.

D. A failure to report known violations by others of responsibilities specified in 3 and 4 above is subject to the same punishment as a personal violation.

E. The Office shall deny a person access to the facilities, services and data as a consequence of any violation of the responsibilities specified in R428-2-5(C) and R428-2-5(D) above.

F. The committee may, pursuant to Chapter 33a, Title 26, Section 110, subject the person to legal prosecution for any unauthorized use, disclosure, or publication of its data.

 

R428-2-6. Security.

The Office shall implement procedures protecting data confidentiality. These procedures shall secure the committee's health data against unauthorized access.

 

R428-2-7. Editing and Validation.

A. The data supplier shall review each health data record prior to submission. The review shall consist of checks for accuracy, consistency, completeness, and conformity.

B. The Office may subject health data to edit checks. The Office may require the data supplier to correct health data failing an edit check. The data supplier may perform data validation before public disclosure.

1. The Office may, by first class U.S. mail or email, return to the submitting data supplier all health data failing an edit check. The submitting data supplier shall correct all returned health data and resubmit all corrected health data to the Office within 35 calendar days of the date the Office mails the records.

2. Data validation gives the data supplier the right to review, comment, and provide support for corrections of any information relating to its activities prior to public release. The data supplier shall return the validation document to the Office with comments and support for corrections within 35 calendar days of the date the Office mails the validation document. If the data supplier fails to return the information within the 35 day period, the committee may conclude that the information is correct and suitable for release.

3. The committee may note in its resource documents, reports, and publications that accurate appraisal of a certain category or entity cannot be presented because of a failure to comply with the committee's request for data, edit corrections, or data validation.

 

R428-2-8. Error Rates.

The committee may establish and order reporting quality standards based on non-reporting or edit failure rates.

 

R428-2-9. Data Disclosure.

A. The committee may release information, compilations, reports, statements, memoranda, or other data received or derived from its health data as specified in Chapter 33a, Title 26, Sections 107, 108, and 109. The Office may disclose the submitted data as resource documents or reports in either standard, special, or electronic format. The Office may prepare data for disclosure annually as standard or special resource documents specified in the health data plan. If the disclosure identifies a health care provider, the Office must adhere to the procedures specified in R428-2-9(B).

B. Prior to any release of a compilation, report, or resource document in which a health care provider is identified, the Office shall notify the data supplier and the health care provider by first class mail or email using the last known address. The data supplier and health care provider have the right to:

1. review the information to be disclosed and verify the accuracy of the information contained therein;

2. submit to the Office evidence of errors in the disclosure document;

3. develop written comments or alternate interpretations to the information reported for inclusion with the disclosure;

4. return the disclosure notice, evidence of errors, and comments within 35 calendar days of the date the Office mails the notice. The committee may interpret the failure to return the notice of disclosure within the designated time period as agreement that the reports are acceptable for release in any format outlined in the Health Data Plan.

5. the Office shall correct data it finds to be in error and provide data suppliers and health care providers notification of the corrections subject to the rights specified in R428-2-9(B).

C. The committee may allow exemptions to the notification procedures specified in R428-2-9(B):

1. The Office may release to the data supplier its data elements used to create compilations, reports, or resource documents without notification when a data supplier requests the data it supplied.

2. The Office may make additional disclosures to other requesters of compilations, reports, or resource documents previously reviewed under the procedures specified in R428-2-9(B).

D. The Office may, by its initiative, prepare and disclose special compilations, reports, studies or analyses relating to health care cost, quality, access, health promotion programs, or public health. These actions may be to meet legislative intent or upon request from individuals, government agencies, or private organizations.

E. The committee may make data available for disclosure in computer readable formats.

1. The public data set provides general health care data. The Director of the Office may approve written requests for the public data set without approval of the committee. Written requests must include the following:

a. the name, address, and telephone number of the requester;

b. a statement of the purpose for which the data will be used; and

c. the starting and ending dates for which data are requested.

2. The design of the research oriented data set is for bona fide research of health care cost, quality, access, health promotion programs, or public health issues. A research oriented data set is available by request to the committee. Requests for a research oriented data set must be accompanied by a completed request form as established by the committee. Request forms are included in Technical Manuals that are available from the Office. The committee requires documentation of the requester's:

a. need for the research oriented data set to conduct bona fide research;

b. intent to use the data to study, promote, or improve accessibility, quality, or cost-effective health care;

c. integrity and ability to safeguard the data from any breach of confidentiality;

d. competency to effectively use the data in the manner proposed;

e. affiliation with an institutional review board; and

f. guarantee that no further disclosure will occur without prior approval of the Office.

 

R428-2-10. Penalties.

Pursuant to Section 26-23-6, any person that violates any provision of this rule may be assessed an administrative civil money penalty not to exceed $3,000 upon an administrative finding of a first violation and up to $5,000 for a subsequent similar violation within two years. A person may also be subject to penalties imposed by a civil or criminal court, which may not exceed $5,000 or a class B misdemeanor for the first violation and a class A misdemeanor for any subsequent similar violation within two years.]

R428-2-1. Legal Authority .

This rule is promulgated under authority granted by Title 26, Chapter 33a.

 

R428-2-2. Purpose.

This rule establishes definitions, requirements, and general guidelines relating to the collection, control, use and release of data pursuant to Title 26, Chapter 33a.

 

R428-2-3. Definitions.

(1) The terms used in this rule are defined in Section 26-33a-102.

(2) In addition, the following definitions apply to all of Title R428:

(a) "Adjudicated claim" means a claim submitted to a carrier for payment where the carrier has made a determination whether the services provided fall under the carrier's benefit.

(b) "Ambulatory surgery data" means the consolidation of complete billing, medical, and personal information describing a patient, the services received, and charges billed for a surgical or diagnostic procedure treatment in an outpatient setting into a data record.

(c) "Ambulatory surgical facility" is defined in Section 26-21-2.

(d) "Carrier" means:

(i) an insurer engaged in the business of health care or dental insurance in the state of Utah, as defined in Section 31A-1-301;

(ii) a business under an administrative services organization or administrative services contract arrangement;

(iii) a third party administrator, as defined in Section 31A-1-301, licensed by the state of Utah that collects premiums or settles claims of residents of the state, for health care insurance policies or health benefit plans, as defined in Section 31A-1-301;

(iv) a governmental plan, as defined in Section 414 (d), Internal Revenue Code, that provides health care benefits;

(v) a program funded or administered by Utah for the provision of health care services, including Medicaid, the Utah Children's Health Insurance Program created under Section 26-40-103, and the medical assistance programs described in Title 26, Chapter 18 or any entity under a contract with the Utah Department of Health to serve clients under such a program;

(vi) a non-electing church plan, as described in Section 410 (d), Internal Revenue Code, that provides health care benefits;

(vii) a licensed professional employer organization as defined in Section 31a-40-102 acting as an administrator of a health care insurance plan;

(viii) a health benefit plan funded by a self-insurance arrangement;

(ix) the Public Employees' Benefit and Insurance Program created in Section 49-20-103.

(e) "Claim" means a request or demand on a carrier for payment of a benefit.

(f) "Covered period" means the calendar year on which the data used for calculation of HEDIS measures is based.

(g) "Data element" means the specific information collected and recorded for the purpose of health care and health service delivery. Data elements include information to identify the individual, health care provider, data supplier, service provided, charge for service, payer source, medical diagnosis, and medical treatment.

(h) "Discharge data" means the consolidation of complete billing, medical, and personal information describing a patient, the services received, and charges billed for a single inpatient hospital stay into a discharge data record.

(i) "Electronic media" means a compact disc, digital video disc, external hard drive, or other media where data is stored in digital form.

(j) "Electronic transaction" means to submit data directly via electronic connection from a hospital or ambulatory surgery facility to the Office according to Electronic Data Interchange standards established by the American National Standards Institute's Accredited Standards Committee, known as the Health Care Transaction Set (837) ASC X 12N.

(k) "Eligible Enrollee" means an enrollee who meets the criteria outlined in the NCQA survey specifications.

(l) "Enrollee" means any individual who has entered into a contract with a carrier for health care or on whose behalf such an arrangement has been made.

(m) "Health care claims data" means information consisting of, or derived directly from, member enrollment, medical claims, and pharmacy claims that this rule requires a carrier to report.

(n) "Health Insurance" has the same meaning as found in Section 31A-1-301.

(o) "HEDIS" means the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set, a set of standardized performance measures developed by the NCQA.

(p) "HEDIS data" means the complete set of HEDIS measures calculated by the carriers according to NCQA specifications, including a set of required measures and voluntary measures defined by the department, in consultation with the carriers.

(q) "Hospital" means a facility that is licensed under Rule R432-100.

(r) "Level 1 data element" means a required reportable data element.

(s) "Level 2 data element" means a data element that is reported when the information is available from the patient's hospital record.

(t) "NCQA" means the National Committee for Quality Assurance, a not-for-profit organization committed to evaluating and reporting on the quality of managed care plans.

(u) "Office" means the Office of Health Care Statistics within the Utah Department of Health.

(v) "Order" means an action of the committee that determines the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities, or other interests of one or more specific persons, but not a class of persons.

(w) "Patient Social Security number" is the social security number of a person receiving health care.

(x) "Performance Measure" means the quantitative, numerical measure of an aspect of the carrier, or its membership in part or in its entirety, or qualitative, descriptive information on the carrier in its entirety as described in HEDIS.

(y) "Public Use Data Set" means a data extract or a subset of a database that is deemed by the Office to not include identifiable data or where the probability of identifying individuals is minimal.

(z) "Report" means a disclosure of data or information collected or produced by the committee or Office, including but not limited to a compilation, study, or analysis designed to meet the needs of specific audiences.

(aa) "Research Data Set" means a data extract or subset of a database intended for use by investigators or researchers for bona fide research purposes that may include identifiable information or where there is more than a minimal probability that the data could be used to identify individuals.

(bb) "Record linkage number" is an irreversible, unique, encrypted number that will replace patient social security number.

(cc) "Sample file" means the data file containing records of selected eligible enrollees drawn by the survey agency from the carrier's sampling frame.

(dd) "Sampling Frame" means the carrier enrollment file as described criteria outlined by the NCQA survey specifications.

(ee) "Submission year" means the year immediately following the covered period.

(ff) "Survey agency" means an independent contractor on contract with the Office of Health Care Statistics.

(gg) "Utah Health Care Performance Measurement Plan" means the plan for data collection and public reporting of health-related measures, adopted by the Utah Health Data Committee to establish a statewide health performance reporting system.

(hh) "Uniform billing form" means the uniform billing form recommended for use by the National Uniform Billing Committee.

(ii) "Submittal Manual for Inpatient Data" means the document referenced in Subsection R428-1-4(1).

(jj) "Submittal Manual for Ambulatory Surgery Data" means the document referenced in Subection R428-1-4(2).

(kk) "NCQA Survey Specifications" means the document referenced in Subsection R428-1-4(3)

(ll) "NCQA HEDIS Specifications" means the document referenced in Subsection R428-1-4(4)

(mm) "Data Submission Guide for Claims Data" means the document referenced in Subsection R428-1-4(5) for data submissions required prior to May 15, 2014 and the document referenced in Subsection R428-1-4(6) for data submissions beginning May 15, 2014.

 

R428-2-4. Technical Assistance.

The Office may provide technical assistance or consultation to a data supplier upon request and resource availability. The consultation shall be to enable a data supplier to submit required data according to Title R428.

 

R428-2-5. Data Classification and Access.

(1) Data collected by the committee are not public, and as such are exempt from the classification and release requirements specified in Title 63g, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.

(2) Any person having access to data collected or produced by the committee or the Office under Title 26, Chapter 33a shall not:

(a) take any action that might provide information to any unauthorized individual or agency;

(b) scan, copy, remove, or review any information to which specific authorization has not been granted;

(c) discuss information with unauthorized persons which could lead to identification of individuals;

(d) give access to any information by sharing passwords or file access codes.

(3) Any person having access to data collected or produced by the committee or the Office under Title 26, Chapter 33a shall:

(a) maintain the data in a safe manner which restricts unauthorized access;

(b) limit use of the data to the purposes for which access is authorized;

(c) report immediately any unauthorized access to the Office or its designated security officer.

(4) A failure to report known violations by others is subject to the same punishment as a personal violation.

(5) The Office shall deny a person access to the facilities, services and data as a consequence of any violation of the responsibilities specified in this section.

 

R428-2-6. Editing and Validation.

(1) Each data supplier shall review each required record prior to submission. The review shall consist of checks for accuracy, consistency, completeness, and conformity.

(2) The Office may subject submitted data to edit checks. The Office may require the data supplier to correct data failing an edit check as follows:

(a) The Office may, by first class U.S. mail or email, inform the submitting data supplier of any data failing an edit check.

(b) The submitting data supplier shall make necessary corrections and resubmit all corrected data to the Office within 10 business days of the date the Office notified the supplier.

 

R428-2-7. Error Rates.

The committee may establish and order reporting quality standards based on non-reporting or edit failure rates.

 

R428-2-8. Data Disclosure.

(1) The committee may disclose data received from data suppliers or data or information derived from this data as specified in Title 26, Chapter 33a.

(2) The Office may prepare reports relating to health care cost, quality, access, health promotion programs, or public health. These actions may be to meet legislative intent or upon request from individuals, government agencies, or private organizations. The Office may create reports in a variety of formats including print or electronic documents, searchable databases, web-sites, or other user-oriented methods for displaying information.

(3) Unless otherwise specified by the committee, the time period for data suppliers and health care providers to prepare a response as required in Subsections 26-33a-107(1) and 26-33a-107(3) shall be 15 business days. If a data supplier fails to respond in the specified time frame, the committee may conclude that the information is correct and suitable for release.

(4) The committee may note in a report that accurate appraisal of a certain category or entity cannot be presented because of a failure to comply with the committee's request for data, edit corrections, or data validation.

(5) The Office may release to the data supplier or its designee any data elements provided by the supplier without notification when a data supplier requests the data be so supplied.

(6) The committee may disclose data in computer readable formats.

(7) The Director of the Office may approve the disclosure of a public use data set upon receipt of a written request that includes the following:

(a) the name, address, e-mail and telephone number of the requester;

(b) a statement of the purpose for which the data will be used;

(c) agreement to other terms and conditions as deemed necessary by the Office.

(8) The committee may approve the release of a research data set to an institution, association or organization for bona fide research of health care cost, quality, access, health promotion programs, or public health issues. The requester must provide:

(a) the name, address, e-mail and telephone number of the requester and for each person who will have access to the research data set;

(b) a statement of the purpose for which the research data set will be used;

(c) the starting and ending dates for which the research data set is requested;

(d) an explanation of why a public use data set could not be used for to accomplish the stated research purposes, including a separate justification for each element containing identified data requested;

(e) evidence of the integrity and ability to safeguard the data from any breach of confidentiality;

(f) evidence of competency to effectively use the data in the manner proposed;

(g) a satisfactory review from an Office-approved institutional review board;

(h) a guarantee that no further disclosure will occur without prior approval of the Office;

(i) a signed agreement to comply with other terms and conditions as stipulated by the committee.

 

R428-2-9. Penalties.

(1) The Office, in cooperation with the committee, may apply civil penalties or subject violators to legal prosecution.

(2) Sections 26-23-6 and 26-33a-110 specify civil and criminal penalties for failure to comply with the requirements of Title R428 or Title 26, Chapter 33a.

(3) Notwithstanding Subsection R428-2-9(2), any person that violates any provision of Title R428 may be assessed an administrative civil money penalty not to exceed $3,000 upon an administrative finding of a first violation and up to $5,000 for a subsequent similar violation within two years. A person may also be subject to penalties imposed by a civil or criminal court, which may not exceed $5,000 or a class B misdemeanor for the first violation and a class A misdemeanor for any subsequent similar violation within two years.

(4) Notwithstanding Subsection R428-2-9(2), a carrier that violates any provision of Title R428 may be assessed an administrative civil money penalty for each day of non-compliance. Fines may be imposed as follows:

(a) Not to exceed the sum of $10,000 per violation

(b) Each day of violation is a separate violation.

 

R428-2-10. Exemptions and Extensions.

(1) The committee may grant exemptions or extensions from reporting requirements in Title R428 to data suppliers under certain circumstances.

(2) The committee may grant an exemption to a data supplier when the supplier demonstrates that compliance imposes an unreasonable cost.

(a) A data supplier may request an exemption from any particular requirement or set of requirements of Title R428. The data supplier must submit a request for exemption no less than 30 calendar days before the date the supplier would have to comply with the requirement.

(b) The committee may grant an exemption for a maximum of one calendar year. A data supplier wishing an additional exemption must submit an additional, separate request.

(3) The committee may grant an extension to a data supplier when the supplier demonstrates that technical or unforeseen difficulties prevent compliance.

(a) A data supplier may request an extension for any deadline required in Title R428. For each deadline for which the carrier requests an extension, the carrier must submit its request no less than 15 calendar days before the deadline in question.

(b) The committee may grant an extension for a maximum of 30 calendar days. A data supplier wishing an additional extension must submit an additional, separate request.

(4) The supplier requesting an extension or exemption shall include:

(a) The data supplier's name, mailing address, telephone number, and contact person;

(b) the dates the exemption or extension is to start and end;

(c) a description of the relief sought, including reference to specific sections or language of the requirement;

(d) a statement of facts, reasons, or legal authority in support of the request; and

(e) a proposed alternative to the requirement or deadline.

(5) A carrier that covers fewer than 2,500 individual Utah residents is exempt from all requirements of this title.

 

R428-2-11. Contractor Liability.

(1) A data supplier may contract with another entity to submit required data elements on their behalf under Title R428. In such cases, the data supplier must notify the Office of the identity and contact information of the contractor.

(2) Regardless of the existence of a contractor, the responsibility for complying with all requirements of Title R428 remains solely with the data supplier.

 

KEY: health, health policy, health planning

Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: [April 26, 2012]2014

Notice of Continuation: November 30, 2011

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26-33a-104

 


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