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CA Health & Safety Code § 127000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 1 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 127000.

127000.  There is in the state government, in the Health and Welfare Agency, the Department of Health Care Access and Information.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 30. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 1 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 127002.

127002.  Any reference to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shall be deemed a reference to the Department of Health Care Access and Information.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 31. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127005 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 1 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 127005.

127005.  The department is under the control of an executive officer known as the Director of the Department of Health Care Access and Information who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. The Director shall receive the annual salary provided by Article 1 (commencing with Section 11550) of Chapter 6 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 32. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127010 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 1 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 127010.

127010.  The director of the department shall have the powers of a head of the department pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11150) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 33. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127280.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 1 - Health Planning|Section 127280.1.

127280.1.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) of the moneys collected pursuant to Section 127280 may be used by the State Department of Health Services for data collection on, analysis of, and reporting on, maternal and perinatal outcomes, if funds are appropriated in the Budget Act.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 230, Sec. 16. Effective August 11, 2003.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127285 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 1 - Health Planning|Section 127285.

127285.  (a)  Health facilities and clinics, except for chronic dialysis clinics as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1204, shall annually report to the department all of the following information on forms supplied by the department:(1)  A current inventory of beds and services.(2)  Utilization data by bed type and service.(3)  Acquisitions of diagnostic or therapeutic equipment during the reporting period with a value in excess of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).(4)  Commencement of projects during the reporting period that require a capital expenditure for the facility or clinic in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000).(b)  With respect to chronic dialysis clinics, the department may annually obtain this information to the extent it is available from the Federal End Stage Renal Disease Network.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 74. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127661 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 7 - University of California Assessment on Legislation Proposing Mandated Benefits or Services|Section 127661.

127661.  A request pursuant to this chapter may be made by an appropriate policy or fiscal committee chairperson, the Speaker of the Assembly, or the President pro Tempore of the Senate, who shall forward the introduced bill to the University of California for assessment.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 795, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003. Inoperative July 1, 2027. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, pursuant to Section 127665.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127662 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 7 - University of California Assessment on Legislation Proposing Mandated Benefits or Services|Section 127662.

127662.  (a) In order to effectively support the University of California and its work in implementing this chapter, there is hereby established in the State Treasury, the Health Care Benefits Fund. The university’s work in providing the bill analyses shall be supported from the fund.(b) For the 2022–23 to 2026–27 fiscal years, inclusive, each health care service plan, except a specialized health care service plan, and each health insurer offering health insurance, as defined in Section 106 of the Insurance Code, shall be assessed an annual fee in an amount determined through regulation. The amount of the fee shall be determined by the Department of Managed Health Care and the Department of Insurance in consultation with the university and shall be limited to the amount necessary to fund the actual and necessary expenses of the university and its work in implementing this chapter. The total annual assessment on health care service plans and health insurers shall not exceed two million two hundred thousand dollars ($2,200,000).(c) The Department of Managed Health Care and the Department of Insurance, in coordination with the university, shall assess the health care service plans and health insurers, respectively, for the costs required to fund the university’s activities pursuant to subdivision (b).(1) Health care service plans shall be notified of the assessment on or before June 15 of each year with the annual assessment notice issued pursuant to Section 1356. The assessment pursuant to this section is separate and independent of the assessments in Section 1356.(2) Health insurers shall be noticed of the assessment in accordance with the notice for the annual assessment or quarterly premium tax revenues.(3) The assessed fees required pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be paid on an annual basis no later than August 1 of each year. The Department of Managed Health Care and the Department of Insurance shall forward the assessed fees to the Controller for deposit in the Health Care Benefits Fund immediately following their receipt.(4) “Health insurance,” as used in this subdivision, does not include Medicare supplement, vision-only, dental-only, or CHAMPUS supplement insurance, or hospital indemnity, accident-only, or specified disease insurance that does not pay benefits on a fixed benefit, cash payment only basis.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 592, Sec. 1. (AB 1082) Effective January 1, 2022. Inoperative July 1, 2027. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, pursuant to Section 127665.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127663 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 7 - University of California Assessment on Legislation Proposing Mandated Benefits or Services|Section 127663.

127663.  In order to avoid conflicts of interest, the Legislature requests the University of California to develop and implement conflict-of-interest provisions to prohibit a person from participating in any analysis in which the person knows or has reason to know he or she has a material financial interest, including, but not limited to, a person who has a consulting or other agreement with a person or organization that would be affected by the legislation.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 795, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003. Inoperative July 1, 2027. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, pursuant to Section 127665.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127665 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 7 - University of California Assessment on Legislation Proposing Mandated Benefits or Services|Section 127665.

127665.  This chapter shall become inoperative on July 1, 2027, and, as of January 1, 2028, is repealed.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 592, Sec. 3. (AB 1082) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Chapter 7, commencing with Section 127660.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127671.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 8.5 - Health Care Payments Data Program|Section 127671.1.

127671.1.  (a) The department shall establish, implement, and administer the Health Care Payments Data Program to implement and administer the system in accordance with this chapter.(b) The system shall collect data on all California residents to the extent feasible and permissible subject to the state constitutional right to privacy and any other applicable state or federal law.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 90. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127672.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 8.5 - Health Care Payments Data Program|Section 127672.8.

127672.8.  The department shall ensure that the system can map to other datasets, including public health datasets on morbidity and mortality, and data regarding the social determinants of health.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 92. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127672.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 8.5 - Health Care Payments Data Program|Section 127672.9.

127672.9.  Until January 1, 2026, for purposes of implementing this chapter, including, but not limited to, hiring staff and consultants, facilitating and conducting meetings, conducting research and analysis, and developing the required reports, the department may enter into exclusive or nonexclusive contracts on a bid or negotiated basis. Contracts entered into or amended pursuant to this section are exempt from Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 14825) of Part 5.5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code and Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, and are exempt from the review or approval of any division of the Department of General Services.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 93. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127673.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 8.5 - Health Care Payments Data Program|Section 127673.1.

127673.1.  (a) (1) The department shall report the information it receives pursuant to this chapter in a form that allows valid comparisons across care delivery systems.(2) The department shall develop policies and procedures to outline the format and type of data to be submitted pursuant to this chapter.(b) All entities submitting health care data are responsible for submitting complete and accurate data directly to the system and facilitating data submissions from data owners, including, but not limited to, data feeds from pharmacy benefit managers, behavioral health organizations, and any subsidiaries, affiliates, or subcontractors that a submitter has contracted with for services covered by this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 95. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127673.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 8.5 - Health Care Payments Data Program|Section 127673.2.

127673.2.  (a) In the development of the system, the department or its designee shall consult with state and federal entities, as necessary, to implement the program. State entities shall assist and provide to the department access to datasets needed to effectuate the intent of this chapter.(b) The department shall seek data on Medicare enrollees from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and shall incorporate that data, to the extent possible.(c) The department shall accept data from voluntary submitters if it is provided in a manner and format specified by the office.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 96. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127673.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 8.5 - Health Care Payments Data Program|Section 127673.3.

127673.3.  (a) The department shall develop and maintain a master person index, a master index of providers and suppliers, and a master payer index that will enable the matching of California residents longitudinally and across coverage sources, and will enable the matching of providers and suppliers across practice arrangements, payment sources, and regulators.(b) The department shall supplement these indices with data from other public and private sources, such as the following:(1) Other data maintained by the department.(2) Vital statistics.(3) Facility licensure data from the State Department of Public Health.(4) Health professional licensure data from the Department of Consumer Affairs.(5) Private sources of valid and reliable data, such as a provider and supplier directory utility if it is demonstrably accurate over time.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 97. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127673.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 8.5 - Health Care Payments Data Program|Section 127673.4.

127673.4.  (a) The department shall develop regulations on data quality and improvement processes and shall make these processes publicly available.(b) Data quality processes shall be applied to each major phase of the system life cycle, including, but not limited to:(1) Source data intake.(2) Data conversion and processing.(3) Data analysis, reporting, and release.(4) Other data processes necessary for the system.(c) The department shall provide, upon request of an interested party, to the interested party, and shall regularly report to the health care data policy advisory committee, information on data quality and data quality improvement processes, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Descriptions of processes and methodologies.(2) Periodic updates on known issues and the implications of the issues for data quality and data availability.(3) Other impediments to the functioning of the system.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 98. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127673.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 8.5 - Health Care Payments Data Program|Section 127673.5.

127673.5.  (a) (1) The purpose of the system is to learn about and seek to improve public health, population health, social determinants of health, and the health care system, not about individual patients.(2) All policies and procedures developed in implementing this chapter shall ensure that the privacy, security, and confidentiality of consumers’ individually identifiable health information is protected, consistent with state and federal privacy laws.(b) The department shall develop policies regarding data aggregation and the protection of individual confidentiality, privacy, and security for individual consumers and patients.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 99. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127673.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 8.5 - Health Care Payments Data Program|Section 127673.6.

127673.6.  The department shall develop an information security program that uses existing state standards and complies with applicable state and federal laws.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 100. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127673.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 8.5 - Health Care Payments Data Program|Section 127673.7.

127673.7.  The department shall include in an annual analysis, such as, but not limited to, the following:(a) Population and regional level data on prevention, screening, and wellness utilization.(b) Population and regional level data on chronic conditions, management, and outcomes.(c) Population and regional level data on trends in utilization of procedures for treatment of similar conditions to evaluate medical appropriateness.(d) Regional variation in payment level for the treatment of identified chronic conditions.(e) Data regarding hospital and nonhospital payments, including inpatient, outpatient, and emergency department payments and nonhospital ambulatory service data.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 101. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127673.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 8.5 - Health Care Payments Data Program|Section 127673.8.

127673.8.  (a) The department shall use the program data to produce publicly available information, including data products, summaries, analyses, studies, and other reports, to support the goals of the program. The department shall receive input on priorities for the public information portfolio from the advisory committee. The department may establish a pricing mechanism for data products.(b) The department may establish a public liaison function through which individuals may submit requests for specific products or analyses. The department may establish a pricing mechanism for custom reports. The department shall maintain copies of custom reports as part of the program public information portfolio.(c) The department may establish a research program to conduct research, as defined in Section 164.501 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, to support program policy goals.(d) Publicly available data products and reports shall protect patient and consumer privacy.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 102. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127673.81 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 8.5 - Health Care Payments Data Program|Section 127673.81.

127673.81.  (a) (1) All personal consumer information obtained or maintained by the program shall be confidential.(2) Only deidentified aggregate patient or other consumer data shall be included in a publicly available analysis, data product, or research.(b) All policies and procedures developed in implementing this chapter shall ensure that the privacy, security, and confidentiality of consumers’ individually identifiable health information is protected, consistent with state and federal privacy laws, including the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)(Public Law 104-191) and the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 56) of Division 1 of the Civil Code), and data shall not be disclosed until the department has developed a policy regarding the release of data.(c) (1) The system and all program data shall be exempt from the disclosure requirements of the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code), and shall not be made available except pursuant to this chapter.(2) The department shall develop policies and procedures for the disclosure of information described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).(d) Program data shall not be used for determinations regarding individual patient care or treatment and shall not be used for any individual eligibility or coverage decisions or similar purposes.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 103. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127673.82 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 8.5 - Health Care Payments Data Program|Section 127673.82.

127673.82.  (a) The department shall develop a comprehensive program for data use, access, and release that includes data use agreements that require data users to comply with this chapter. The purpose of the data use, access, and release program is to ensure that only aggregated, deidentified information is publicly accessible.(b) Access to nonpublic data shall be governed by the data use, access, and release program.(c) To meet the research and policy goals of the program, controlled access to nonpublic data by outside data analysts, researchers, and other qualified applicants is necessary.(d) The department shall establish a secure research environment for access to potentially identifiable information. The environment shall include access controls sufficient to ensure that users access only the data specified in an approved data request and that personal information is protected from unapproved use.(e) The department shall, with the advice of the advisory committee and data release committee, develop criteria, policies, and procedures for access to and release of nonpublic data. The policies shall be designed to recognize a patient’s right of privacy and shall include at least the privacy protection standards specified in Section 127673.83.(f) The department shall establish a pricing mechanism for the use of nonpublic data.(g) The department shall maintain information about requests and the disposition of requests, and shall develop processes for the timely consideration and release of nonpublic data.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 104. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)