| | | Health Data Processing Center, including any activity contracted | | for by the organization, and on health care trends to the | | Governor and the joint standing committee of the Legislature | | having jurisdiction over health and human services matters no | | later than February 1st of each year. The report must include an | | annual accounting of all revenue received and expenditures | | incurred in the previous year and all revenue and expenditures | | planned for the next year. The report must include a list of | | persons or entities that requested data from the organization in | | the preceding year with a brief summary of the stated purpose of | | the request. |
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| | | Sec. C-23. 22 MRSA §8707, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 653, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Notice and comment period. The rules must establish | | criteria for determining whether information is confidential | | clinical data, confidential commercial data or privileged medical | | information and adopt procedures to give affected health care | | providers, facilities and payors notice and opportunity to | | comment in response to requests for information that may be | | considered confidential or privileged. |
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| | | Sec. C-24. 22 MRSA §8708, sub-§6-B is enacted to read: |
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| | | 6-B.__Quality data.__Pursuant to rules adopted by the board | | for form, medium, content and period for filing, providers shall | | file with the organization quality data.__Quality data must | | include data that help consumers make informed choices regarding | | their health care services.__In developing the rules, the board | | shall collaborate with other agencies, professional associations | | and entities working in the field of health care data. |
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| | | Sec. C-25. 22 MRSA §8711, sub-§3 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 3.__Most commonly performed services and procedures.__The | | organization shall develop an annual report of the 10 services | | and procedures most often provided by osteopathic and allopathic | | physicians in the private office setting in this State.__The | | organization shall make this report available to all physician | | practices in the State.__The first report must be produced and | | published by July 1, 2004. |
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| | | Sec. C-26. 22 MRSA §8712 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §8712.__Reports for consumer use |
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| | | 1.__Price reports.__The organization, with direction from the | | board, shall develop clearly labeled and easy-to-understand price | | reports for consumer use. At a minimum, the organization |
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