Section 135.166 - Health data - collection and use - collection from hospitals1.a. The department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the contractor selected through a request for proposals process to act as the department's intermediary in collecting, maintaining, and disseminating hospital inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory data, as initially authorized in 1996 Iowa Acts, ch. 1212, §5, subsection 1, paragraph "a", subparagraph (4), and 641 IAC 177.3.b. The memorandum of understanding shall include but is not limited to provisions that address the duties of the department and the contractor regarding the collection, reporting, disclosure, storage, and confidentiality of the data.2. Unless otherwise authorized or required by state or federal law, data collected under this section shall not include the social security number or name of the individual subject of the data.2009 Acts, ch 118, §57; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143; 2017 Acts, ch 148, §104; 2019 Acts, ch 85, §96; 2022 Acts, ch 1131, §61; 2023 Acts, ch 19, § 154
Amended by 2023 Iowa, ch 19, s 154, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by 2022 Iowa, ch 1131, s 61, eff. 7/1/2022.Amended by 2019 Iowa, ch 85, s 96, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by 2017 Iowa, ch 148, s 104, eff. 7/1/2017.Subsection 1, paragraph a amended