Section 163-22-5 - Emergency Medical Services Monitoring of Health Outcomes1. Maine Emergency Medical Services electronically transmits EMS patient care reports to Maine Health Info Net (FUN) for storage in the State of Maine Health Information Exchange (HIE). a. The following data elements will be requested from hospitals or physicians on all patients receiving emergency medical treatment as defined in Chapter 2 of these rules: 1. Emergency Department Disposition 3. External Report ID/Number Type4. External Report ID/Number5. Other Report Registry Type6. Emergency Department Chief Complaint7. First ED Systolic Blood Pressure8. Emergency Department Recorded Cause of Injury9. Emergency Department Procedures10. Emergency Department Diagnosis11. Date/Time of Hospital Admission14. Total ICU Length of Stay15. Total Ventilator Days16. Date/Time of Hospital Discharge17. Outcome at Hospital Discharge (e.g., Cerebral Performance Category Score or Scale at Hospital Discharge)b. records identifying a patient, in any format, that include HIV or AIDS status or test results, or that relate to referral, treatment or services for a behavioral or mental health disorder or substance use disorder are excluded from this requested data.2. Hospitals and Physicians providing data to the state-designated statewide health information exchange as described in Title 22, section 1711- C, may notify the board of their decision to do so by submitting an authorization letter to each provider (i.e., hospital, physician) participating in the Health Information Exchange (HIE) with language to the effect of: "[Provider Entity Name] is a participant in the state-designated statewide Health Information Exchange as described in Title 22 MRSA §1711- C. By signing below, [Provider Entity Name] hereby authorizes the Board to receive [Provider Entity Name's] healthcare information or records in accordance with Title 32 MRSA §96(2)(A)." a. Providers may choose to not authorize the Board to retrieve their data from the HIE, those Hospitals and Physicians, must then provide the data directly to the Board.3. Hospitals and Physicians providing data to the state-designated statewide health information exchange as described in Title 22, section 1711-C may revoke that authorization by submitting a letter to the state-designated statewide health information exchange as described in Title 22, section 1711- C, revoking the Hospitals and Physicians previous authorization.4. Maine EMS Posts all data requests received on the Maine EMS Website: a. The information shared will include the following:ii. Date request was fulfillediii. The data elements that were requestediv. The data elements that were providedvi. The purpose of the requestvii. A copy of any agreement regarding the data release, if applicableviii. Board of EMS authorization information, if applicable16-163 C.M.R. ch. 22, § 5