MN HF2413

Requires each health care provider, including hospitals, to obtain a direct secure messaging address from a health information service provider effective January 1, 2022

Direct secure messaging address must meet national encryption standards for securely exchanging protected health information via the Internet

Each provider's direct secure messaging address 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

Health-related licensing boards must require licensees to submit evidence of compliance with direct secure messaging requirements as part of licensure renewal beginning January 1, 2022

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