Sec. 531.0315. IMPLEMENTING NATIONAL ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE STANDARDS FOR HEALTH CARE INFORMATION. (a) Each health and human services agency and every other state agency that acts as a health care provider or a claims payer for the provision of health care shall:
(1) process information related to health care in compliance with national data interchange standards adopted under Subtitle F, Title II, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, within the applicable deadline established under federal law or federal regulations; or
(2) demonstrate to the commission the reasons the agency should not be required to comply with Subdivision (1), and obtain the commission's approval, to the extent allowed under federal law:
(A) to comply with the standards at a later date; or
(B) to not comply with one or more of the standards.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126, Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2012.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 494, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 300), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2012.
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