H.F. 2425 Summary

• Establishes a task force on public-private telepresence strategies to develop a coordinated statewide approach to virtual interaction technologies for health care, human services, education, and corrections.

• Task force comprises 17 appointed members representing legislature, counties, medical associations, schools, hospitals, mental health organizations, and state commissioners of corrections, human services, health, and education.

• Appointing authorities must complete appointments by June 15, 2021, with the first meeting convened no later than July 15, 2021.

• Task force must identify standards, capabilities, barriers, governance models, financing mechanisms, and benefits of a single interoperable HIPAA-compliant telepresence platform for statewide use.

• Task force must submit a report by January 15, 2022, to legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over health and information technology, including recommendations for platform expansion and required legislation; task force expires July 31, 2022.