§ 1 Definitions
§ 2 Health information technology council
§ 3 Procurements and contracts for development of statewide health information exchange technology
§ 4 Consultation with organizations of regional payers and providers; policies consistent with federal standards
§ 5 Statewide health information exchange implementation plan
§ 6 Patient’s electronic access to health records
§ 7 Fully interoperable electronic health records systems connecting to statewide health information exchange
§ 8 Penalties for non-compliance
§ 9 Temporary waiver of certain requirements if unable to comply due to the lack of broadband internet access
§ 10 Massachusetts Health Information Exchange Fund
§ 11 Plan requirements
§ 12 Unauthorized access or disclosure; reporting; notice to patient
§ 13 Patient election to participate in health information exchange
§ 14 Federal financial participation
§ 15 Annual report
§ 16 Unauthorized access or disclosure; penalties
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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 118I - Health Information Technology

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
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  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.