SB 172 Summary

• Expresses legislative intent to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2022, replacing extensive previous provisions with this streamlined statement of intent.

• Establishes the Center for Data Insights and Innovation within the California Health and Human Services Agency to oversee health information privacy compliance, data sharing guidance, and quality of care reporting across state health programs.

• Abolishes the Office of Health Information Integrity and Office of Patient Advocate, transferring their duties to the new Center for Data Insights and Innovation.

• Creates the Center for Data Insights and Innovation Fund and Health Plan Improvement Trust Fund to support the center's operations and health care quality monitoring activities.

• Establishes processes for qualified researchers to access personal health information through data use agreements with strict confidentiality protections and penalties for violations.