2012 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 191 Health and Welfare
Section 191.237 Failure to participate in health information organization, no fine or penalty may be imposed--definitions.
Failure to participate in health information organization, no fine or penalty may be imposed--definitions.
191.237. 1. No law or rule promulgated by an agency of the state of Missouri may impose a fine or penalty against a health care provider, hospital, or health care system for failing to participate in any particular health information organization.
2. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean:
(1) "Fine or penalty", any civil or criminal penalty or fine, tax, salary or wage withholding, or surcharge established by law or by rule promulgated by a state agency pursuant to chapter 536;
(2) "Health care system", any public or private entity whose function or purpose is the management of, processing of, or enrollment of individuals for or payment for, in full or in part, health care services or health care data or health care information for its participants;
(3) "Health information organization", an organization that oversees and governs the exchange of health-related information among organizations according to nationally recognized standards.
(L. 2012 S.B. 769 1)
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