(a) Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative Board duties and composition.

1. (1) The Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative Board will serve in an advisory capacity:

   1. (A) Providing input into the various functions of the Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative and its APCD;
   2. (B) Assisting in the development of and revisions to the Data Submission Guide; and
   3. (C) Reviewing recommendations from the Data Oversight Subcommittee and the Scientific Advisory Subcommittee regarding data use and release.

2. (2) The initiative board will be composed of the following members:

   1. (A) A representative of the Department of Human Services;
   2. (B) A representative of the Department of Health;
   3. (C) A representative of the Office of Health Information Technology or its successor entity;
   4. (D) The Arkansas Surgeon General; and
   5. (E) The following Governor-appointed members:

(i) Two (2) representatives from the health insurance industry, one (1) of whom will be a multi-state representative and one (1) of whom will be a domestic representative;

1. (ii) A representative from a self-insured employer;

   1. (iii) A representative from an employer of fewer than one hundred (100) full-time employees that provides healthcare coverage to employees through a fully insured product;

      1. (iv) A representative from a healthcare consumer organization;
      2. (v) A representative from the academic research community with expertise in healthcare claims data analysis; and
      3. (vi) A representative with expertise in health data privacy and security.

2. (3)

   1. (A) Governor-appointed members of the initiative board will serve a term of three (3) years.
   2. (B) The initiative board will appoint one (1) member as a chair and determine the qualifications, duties, and term of office for the chair.
   3. (C) Seven (7) members constitute a quorum for a meeting of the initiative board, provided, however, that the lack of a quorum does not preclude action by the Insurance Commissioner with respect to the duties required by Acts 2015, No. 1233, or this part.

(b) Subcommittees.

1. (1) The Data Oversight Subcommittee of the Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative, which will be composed of three (3) Governor-appointed members and an individual healthcare consumer appointed by the commissioner, will review and make recommendations to the State Insurance Department regarding:

   1. (A) Whether specific data requests are consistent with the purpose and intent of Acts 2015, No. 1233, including without limitation whether the data request contains the minimum required information; and
   2. (B) Reports and publications generated from data requests to ensure compliance with Acts 2015, No. 1233.
2. (2) The Scientific Advisory Subcommittee of the Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative, which will be composed of the Governor-appointed member of the initiative board from the academic research community and two (2) nonmembers of the initiative board who are academic researchers and appointed by the commissioner, will serve as peer review for academic researchers and provide advice regarding data requests for academic proposals and the scientific rigor of analytic work.
3. (3) The commissioner may establish and convene as necessary additional subcommittees to carry out the responsibilities of Acts 2015, No. 1233, and this part.