(a) The secretary of health and environment may appoint a task force or task forces of interested citizens and providers of health care for the purpose of studying technical issues relating to the collection of health care data. The secretary of health and environment or the secretary’s designee shall be a member of any task force appointed under this subsection.

(b) The department of health and environment shall develop policy regarding the collection of health care data and procedures for ensuring the confidentiality and security of these data.