1. The designated entity shall be administered by a board of directors.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 135D.6

  • board: means the entity that governs and administers the Iowa health information network. See Iowa Code 135D.2
  • Department: means the department of public health. See Iowa Code 135D.2
  • Designated entity: means the nonprofit corporation designated by the department through a competitive process as the entity responsible for administering and governing the Iowa health information network. See Iowa Code 135D.2
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Exchange: means the authorized electronic sharing of health information between health care professionals, payors, consumers, public health agencies, the designated entity, the department, and other authorized participants utilizing the Iowa health information network and Iowa health information network services. See Iowa Code 135D.2
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Health information: means health information as defined in 45 C. See Iowa Code 135D.2
  • Health information technology: means the application of information processing, involving both computer hardware and software, that deals with the storage, retrieval, sharing, and use of health care information, data, and knowledge for communication, decision making, quality, safety, and efficiency of clinical practice, and may include but is not limited to:
  • Interoperability: means the ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information or data in an accurate, effective, secure, and consistent manner and to use the information or data that has been exchanged and includes but is not limited to:
  • Iowa Medicaid enterprise: means the centralized medical assistance program infrastructure, based on a business enterprise model, and designed to foster collaboration among all program stakeholders by focusing on quality, integrity, and consistency. See Iowa Code 135D.2
  • network: means the statewide health information technology network that is the sole statewide network for Iowa pursuant to this chapter. See Iowa Code 135D.2
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Participant: means an authorized health care professional, payor, patient, health care organization, public health agency, or the department that has agreed to authorize, submit, access, or disclose health information through the Iowa health information network in accordance with this chapter and all applicable laws, rules, agreements, policies, and standards. See Iowa Code 135D.2
  • Patient: means a person who has received or is receiving health services from a health care professional. See Iowa Code 135D.2
  • State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Iowa Code 152E.3
 2. A single industry shall not be disproportionately represented as voting members of the board. The board shall include at least one member who is a consumer of health services and a majority of the voting members of the board shall be representative of participants in the Iowa health information network. The director of public health or the director’s designee and the director of the Iowa Medicaid enterprise or the director’s designee shall act as voting members of the board. The commissioner of insurance shall act as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the board. Individuals serving in an ex officio, nonvoting capacity shall not be included in the total number of individuals authorized as members of the board.
 3. The board of directors shall do all of the following:

 a. Ensure that the designated entity enters into contracts with each state agency necessary for state reporting requirements.
 b. Develop, implement, and enforce the following:

 (1) A single patient identifier or alternative mechanism to share secure patient information that is utilized by all health care professionals.
 (2) Standards, requirements, policies, and procedures for access to, use, secondary use, privacy, and security of health information exchanged through the Iowa health information network, consistent with applicable federal and state standards and laws.
 c. Direct a public and private collaborative effort to promote the adoption and use of health information technology in the state to improve health care quality, increase patient safety, reduce health care costs, enhance public health, and empower individuals and health care professionals with comprehensive, real-time medical information to provide continuity of care and make the best health care decisions.
 d. Educate the public and the health care sector about the value of health information technology in improving patient care, and methods to promote increased support and collaboration of state and local public health agencies, health care professionals, and consumers in health information technology initiatives.
 e. Work to align interstate and intrastate interoperability standards in accordance with national health information exchange standards.
 f. Provide an annual budget and fiscal report for the Iowa health information network to the governor, the department of public health, the department of management, the chairs and ranking members of the legislative government oversight standing committees, and the legislative services agency. The report shall also include information about the services provided through the network and information on the participant usage of the network.