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Chapter 12C

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12C

Center for Health Information and Analysis

1Definitions 2Center for health information and analysis; executive director; term; removal 2AHealth information and analysis oversight council; members; meetings; powers and duties 3Agents, officers and employees; appointment; powers and duties 4Salaries; personnel regulations 5Adoption of rules and regulations 6Powers 7Payment by acute hospital or ambulatory surgical center for estimated expenses of center and other purposes under this chapter 7ACenter for health information and analysis fund 8Reporting requirements for institutional providers and their parent organization and other affiliates 9Reporting requirements for registered provider organizations 10Reporting requirements for private and public health care payers and third-party administrators 10AReporting requirements for pharmacy benefit managers 11Timely reporting of information required under Secs. 8 to 10A 12Collection, storage and maintenance of data collected under Secs. 8 to 10A; payer and provider claims database; access to data; reasons for access; disclosure of identifiable information for research; disclosure of de-identified information; prohibited uses of health information; compliance with chapter 66A; violations 13Uniform provider licensure reporting system 14Standard quality measure set 15Betsy Lehman center for patient safety and medical error reduction; board; education and research program; transmission of information 16Annual report based on the information submitted under Secs. 8 to 10A and 15, and Sec. 13 of chapter 6D; hearing 17Attorney general review and analysis of information submitted pursuant to Secs. 8, 9 and 10 and under Sec. 8 of chapter 6D; authority to compel production of documents, answers to interrogatories and testimony; confidentiality 18Analysis of data received under Secs. 6, 9 and 10 to identify excessive increases in health status adjusted total medical expense 19Review and comment upon capital expenditure projects requiring determination of need under Sec. 25C of chapter 111 20Consumer health information website 21Continuing program of investigation and study of the uninsured and underinsured 21AContinuing program of investigation and study of mental health, chronic pain and substance use disorders; development of criteria for behavioral health services 22Conditions for reimbursement or payment for treatment of injured workers under chapter 152 or from governmental unit; penalty for noncompliance 24Report on the provision of continuous skilled nursing care