2021 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations
Article 29B - Statewide Health Information Exchange Act.
§ 90-414.5 - State agency and legislative access to HIE Network data.
90-414.5. State agency and legislative access to HIE Network data.
(a) The Authority shall provide the Department and the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees secure, real-time access to data and information disclosed through the HIE Network, solely for the purposes set forth in G.S. 90-414.4(a) and in G.S. 90-414.2. The Authority shall limit access granted to the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees pursuant to this section to data and information disclosed through the HIE Network that pertains to services (i) rendered to teachers and State employees and (ii) paid for by the State Health Plan.
(b) At the written request of the Director of the Fiscal Research, Legislative Drafting, Legislative Analysis, or Program Evaluation Division of the General Assembly for an aggregate analysis of the data and information disclosed through the HIE Network, the Authority shall provide the professional staff of these Divisions with the aggregated analysis responsive to the Director's request. Prior to providing the Director or General Assembly's staff with any aggregate data or information submitted through the HIE Network or with any analysis of this aggregate data or information, the Authority shall redact any personal identifying information in a manner consistent with the standards specified for de-identification of health information under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, 45 C.F.R. 164.514, as amended.
(2015-241, s. 12A.5(d); 2017-102, s. 39(a); 2018-142, s. 4(b).)
