HB1905 Summary

• Establishes the Arkansas Office of Health Information Technology to coordinate health information technology activities across the state and maximize value from federal and state investments in health IT.

• Creates the State Health Alliance for Records Exchange as a nonprofit corporation to enable electronic exchange of health information among healthcare providers, hospitals, pharmacies, employers, and other entities according to nationally recognized standards.

• Forms a Health Information Exchange Council consisting of representatives from state agencies, healthcare organizations, professional associations, insurance industry, and healthcare consumers to advise on operations until a nonprofit corporation is formed.

• Authorizes the Office to establish reasonable user fees for the State Health Alliance for Records Exchange to fund operational costs, with fees set proportionally to user consumption and approved by stakeholders and users.

• Creates the Health Information Technology Fund to receive user fees and other appropriated funds for operating expenses of the Office and the State Health Alliance for Records Exchange.