Sec. 4. (a) After December 31, 2021, the department shall issue a request for an entity that is not a state agency or political subdivision to create, operate, and maintain the data base under this chapter. In addition to the requirements of IC 5-22-9, the request for proposals must include the considerations contained in the request for information under section 3 of this chapter.

     (b) The request for proposals must state that the data base’s purpose is to facilitate the following:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-1-44.5-4

  • administrator: means the entity that contracts with the department to create, operate, and maintain the data base. See Indiana Code 27-1-44.5-0.2
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • data base: refers to the all payer claims data base created under this chapter. See Indiana Code 27-1-44.5-1
  • Department: means "the department of insurance" of this state. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
  • Insurance: means a contract of insurance or an agreement by which one (1) party, for a consideration, promises to pay money or its equivalent or to do an act valuable to the insured upon the destruction, loss or injury of something in which the other party has a pecuniary interest, or in consideration of a price paid, adequate to the risk, becomes security to the other against loss by certain specified risks; to grant indemnity or security against loss for a consideration. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
  • person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, and partnerships; personal pronoun includes all genders; the singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
(1) Identifying health care needs and informing health care policy.

(2) Comparing costs between various treatment settings and approaches.

(3) Providing information to consumers and purchasers of health care.

(4) Improving the quality and affordability of patient health care and health care coverage.

     (c) The department shall publish the department’s decision concerning the submissions not later than April 1, 2022, on the department’s Internet web site.

     (d) If the department accepts a submission for the request for proposals, the department shall enter into a contract with the person to act as administrator of the data base and develop the data base.

     (e) The administrator shall ensure that the data base is secure and compliant with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

As added by P.L.50-2020, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.195-2021, SEC.5.

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