P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 3747
The office of State Health Information Technology Coordinator is hereby created, to be attached to the Department of Health of Puerto Rico for a term of seven (7) years. Initially, the salary of the Coordinator shall be paid for by the federal funding obtained. Thereafter, however, the Department of Health of Puerto Rico shall include the necessary funding to pay for the salary and benefits pertaining to the office of Coordinator in the budget request submitted to the Office of Management and Budget.
The Governor of Puerto Rico shall make such appointment with the advice and consent of the Senate of Puerto Rico.
The Coordinator may only be removed after filing of charges or for just cause, in observance of the due process of law.
The Coordinator must be a person with education in health information technology.
The Coordinator shall have the following responsibilities:
(a) To promote the public policy of the Department of Health for the HIE.
(b) To develop, update, and direct, together with the Secretary of Health, the implementation in Puerto Rico of the HIE Strategic and Operational Plan for Puerto Rico.
(c) To coordinate the HIE within and outside the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico.
(d) To adopt, develop, and implement any necessary strategies required by the Government of Puerto Rico for the effective implementation of the HIE Strategic and Operational Plan for Puerto Rico. Furthermore, the Coordinator shall be under the obligation to oversee compliance with the provisions of subsection (h) of § 3743 of this title.
(e) To coordinate the secure and effective integration of the Network as the entity designated by the Government of Puerto Rico to operate the HIE before the NHIN and with similar networks and technological infrastructures in other jurisdictions.
(f) To promote active and effective collaboration between health-related sectors in Puerto Rico and any other jurisdictions.
(g) To promote and execute alliances that inure to the benefit of the health and public health of the People of Puerto Rico.
(h) To establish strategies, policies, and procedures for HIE risk management and mitigation within and outside the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico.
(i) To represent Puerto Rico in any meeting, conference, hearing, and/or any other related event, which list shall not be constrictive, and the HIE outside Puerto Rico, in order to further the implementation of the public policy relative to health information technology exchange between Puerto Rico and other jurisdictions.
(j) To oversee, together with the Department of Justice of Puerto Rico, compliance with policies and procedures in case of violations of federal and Commonwealth laws and regulations related to health data and information security and confidentiality.
History —Feb. 2, 2012, No. 40, § 8.