(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law regarding the confidentiality of data submitted by health care service plans or other entities to the Department of Managed Health Care, the office and the Department of Managed Health Care may enter into an interagency agreement for the transfer of data pursuant to Section 127501.4 and any other data maintained by the Department of Managed Health Care deemed necessary by the office to implement this chapter.

(2) The interagency agreement shall specify that the office shall comply with any confidentiality requirements of the data that would otherwise apply to the Department of Managed Health Care with respect to disclosure. When confidentiality of data applies, the office may aggregate data for disclosure so that it does not reveal information specific to any particular health care service plan or other entity.

(b) (1) Notwithstanding any other law regarding the confidentiality of data submitted by health insurers or other entities to the Department of Insurance, the office and the Department of Insurance may enter into an interagency agreement for the transfer of data pursuant to Section 127501.4 and any other data maintained by the Department of Insurance deemed necessary by the office to implement this chapter.

(2) The interagency agreement shall specify that the office shall comply with any confidentiality requirements of the data that would otherwise apply to the Department of Insurance with respect to disclosure. When confidentiality of data applies, the office may aggregate data for disclosure so that it does not reveal information specific to any particular health insurer or other entity.

(c) (1) Notwithstanding any other law regarding the confidentiality of data submitted by health plans or other entities to the State Department of Health Care Services, the office and the State Department of Health Care Services may enter into an interagency agreement for the transfer of data pursuant to Section 127501.4 and any other data maintained by the State Department of Health Care Services deemed necessary by the office to implement this chapter.

(2) The interagency agreement shall specify that the office shall comply with any confidentiality requirements of the data that would otherwise apply to the State Department of Health Care Services with respect to disclosure. When confidentiality of data applies, the office may aggregate data for disclosure so that it does not reveal information specific to any particular Medi-Cal managed care plan or other entity.

(d) (1) Notwithstanding any other law regarding the confidentiality of data submitted by qualified health plans or other entities to Covered California, the office and Covered California may enter into an interagency agreement for the transfer of data pursuant to Section 127501.4 and any other data maintained by Covered California deemed necessary by the office to implement this chapter.

(2) The interagency agreement shall specify that the office shall comply with any confidentiality requirements of the data that would otherwise apply to Covered California with respect to disclosure. When confidentiality of data applies, the office may aggregate data for disclosure so that it does not reveal information specific to any particular qualified health plan or other entity.

(e) (1) Notwithstanding any other law regarding the confidentiality of data submitted to a state agency, the office may enter into an interagency agreement for the transfer of data pursuant to Section 127501.4 and any other data maintained by the state agency deemed necessary by the office to implement this chapter.

(2) The interagency agreement shall specify that the office shall comply with any confidentiality requirements of the data that would otherwise apply to the state agency with respect to disclosure. When confidentiality of data applies, the office may aggregate data for disclosure so that it does not reveal specific confidential information.

(f) For the purposes of this section, information that is otherwise publicly available, or that has not been confidentially maintained by the source, shall not be considered nonpublic information.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 47, Sec. 19. (SB 184) Effective June 30, 2022.)