MN SF4094

Each health care provider, including hospitals, must obtain a direct secure messaging address from a health information service provider by January 1, 2019, to securely exchange protected health information via the Internet using national encryption standards.

Provider direct secure messaging addresses must be included in provider demographic information compiled by health plan companies, state agencies, or health care systems and made available to the public in provider directories.

Beginning January 1, 2019, all health-related licensing boards must require licensees to submit evidence of compliance with direct secure messaging requirements as part of licensure renewal.

Health-related licensing boards must collect and maintain each licensee's direct secure messaging address and include it in the licensee's demographic profile made available to the public.