Section 31-53-43 - Funding; beginning of operations(a) The director shall seek funding for the creation of the all-payer health claims database and develop a plan for the financial stability of the GAPCD. No later than March 15, 2021, the director shall report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the status of the funding effort and on the status of the recommendations of the advisory committee. The report shall include the final data elements recommended by the advisory committee, the final provisions contemplated to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, P.L. 104-191, as amended, and any other final recommendations that are ready at the time of the report.(b) If sufficient funding is received through gifts, grants, and donations or through appropriations on or before January 1, 2022, as determined by the director, the administrator shall, in consultation with the advisory committee, create the GAPCD in accordance with this article.(c) The GAPCD shall be operational no later than January 1, 2023.Added by 2020 Ga. Laws 580,§ 1, eff. 8/5/2020.