Each health and human services agency and other state agency that acts as a health care provider or a claims payer for the provision of health care shall:
(1) process information related to health care in compliance with national data interchange standards adopted under Subtitle F, Title II, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. § 1320d et seq.), within the applicable deadline established under federal law or federal regulations; or
(2) demonstrate to the commission the reasons the agency should not be required to comply with Subdivision (1), and to the extent allowed under federal law, obtain the commission’s approval to:
(A) comply with the standards at a later date; or
(B) not comply with one or more of the standards.

Text of section effective on April 01, 2025