S.C.R. No. 15 Summary

• Request the Department of Health's State Health Planning and Development Agency to establish a health data sharing working group to improve real-time health information exchange among healthcare entities and government agencies in Hawaii.

• Working group composition includes the State Health Planning and Development Agency Administrator (chairperson), representatives from the House and Senate, Director of Health, Chief Information Officer, Med-QUEST Administrator, Insurance Commissioner, and Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund Administrator, plus representatives from Hawaii Health Information Exchange, Hawaii Association of Health Plans, Hawaii Medical Association, and Healthcare Association of Hawaii.

• Working group directed to develop standardized health data sharing agreements and policies aligned with national standards, identify data to be shared between entities, address gaps in health information lifecycle, and incorporate social determinants of health and behavioral health data.

• Working group must address privacy, security, and equity risks in health information exchange and assess governance structures to guide policy decisions and identify federal, state, private, or philanthropic funding sources.

• Working group required to submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the 2025 Regular Session and dissolve on June 30, 2025.