General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 118I Health Information Technology
- Massachusetts General Laws - Definitions - Chapter 118I, Section 1
As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: “Commission”, the health policy commission established...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Health information technology council - Chapter 118I, Section 2
(a) There shall be a health information technology council within the executive office of health and human services. The council shall coordinate with state agencies,...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Procurements and contracts for development of statewide health information exchange technology - Chapter 118I, Section 3
(a) The executive office shall conduct procurements and enter into contracts for the purchase and development of all hardware and software in connection with the...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Consultation with organizations of regional payers and providers; policies consistent with federal standards - Chapter 118I, Section 4
In carrying out of this chapter, the council shall consult with various organizations of regional payers and providers in developing the health information exchange plan...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Statewide health information exchange implementation plan - Chapter 118I, Section 5
(a) The council shall approve all expenditures from the Massachusetts Health Information Exchange Fund established under section 10. The council, in consultation with the executive...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Patient’s electronic access to health records - Chapter 118I, Section 6
[Text of section added by 2012, 224, Sec. 134 effective January 1, 2017. See 2012, 224, Sec. 287.] Every patient shall have electronic access to...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Fully interoperable electronic health records systems connecting to statewide health information exchange - Chapter 118I, Section 7
[Text of section added by 2012, 224, Sec. 134 effective January 1, 2017. See 2012, 224, Sec. 286.] All providers in the commonwealth shall implement...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Penalties for non-compliance - Chapter 118I, Section 8
The executive office shall prescribe by regulation penalties for non-compliance by healthcare providers with the requirements of section 7; provided, however, that the executive office...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Temporary waiver of certain requirements if unable to comply due to the lack of broadband internet access - Chapter 118I, Section 9
If a provider is located in a geographic area of the commonwealth that does not have broadband internet access and, due to lack of such...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Massachusetts Health Information Exchange Fund - Chapter 118I, Section 10
[ Text of section effective until July 1, 2013. For text effective July 1, 2013, see below.]There shall be established and set up on the...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Plan requirements - Chapter 118I, Section 11
Any plan approved by the executive office and council or the e-Health institute, including every grantee and implementing organization that receives monies funded in whole...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Unauthorized access or disclosure; reporting; notice to patient - Chapter 118I, Section 12
In the event of an unauthorized access to or disclosure of individually identifiable patient health information by or through the statewide health information exchange or...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Patient election to participate in health information exchange - Chapter 118I, Section 13
The ability of any provider to transfer or access all or any part of a patient’s electronic health record under this chapter shall be subject...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Federal financial participation - Chapter 118I, Section 14
The executive office, the council and the institute shall pursue and maximize all opportunities to qualify for federal financial participation under the matching grant program...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Annual report - Chapter 118I, Section 15
The council shall file an annual report, not later than January 30, with the joint committee on health care financing, the joint committee on economic...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Unauthorized access or disclosure; penalties - Chapter 118I, Section 16
Unauthorized access to or disclosure of individually identifiable patient health information by or through the statewide health information exchange or by or through any technology...
Last modified: September 11, 2015