Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-118

A. The Division of Health Care Information is hereby created

within the State Department of Health.

B. The Division shall:

1. Collect from providers health care information for which the

Division has established a defined purpose and a demonstrated

utility that is consistent with the intent of the provisions of

Section 1-117 et seq. of this title;

2. Establish and maintain a uniform health care information

system;

3. Analyze health care data submitted including, but not

limited to, geographic mapping of disease entities;

4. Provide for dissemination of health care data to users and

consumers;

5. Provide for the training and education of information

providers regarding processing and maintenance and methods of

reporting required information;

6. Be authorized to access all state agency health-related data

sets and shall develop mechanisms for the receipt of health care

data to the Division or its agent; provided, however, all provisions

for confidentiality shall remain in place;

7. Provide for the exchange of information with other agencies

or political subdivisions of this state, the federal government or

other states, or agencies thereof. The Division shall collaborate

with county health departments, including the Oklahoma City-County

Health Department and the Tulsa City-County Health Department, in

developing city-county based health data sets;

8. Contract with other public or private entities for the

purpose of collecting, processing or disseminating health care data;

9. Build and maintain the data base; and

10. In an effort to reduce deaths from sudden unexpected death

in epilepsy (SUDEP), develop an information program in the Injury

Prevention Service to be disseminated to the public and licensed

medical professionals to notify individuals with epilepsy of the

danger of SUDEP; and encourage the American Medical Association to

add a Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Code for epilepsy

education by a medical service professional.

C. 1. The State Board of Health shall adopt rules governing

the acquisition, compilation and dissemination of all data collected

pursuant to the Oklahoma Health Care Information System Act.

2. The rules shall include, but not be limited to:

a. adequate measures to provide system security for all

data and information acquired pursuant to the Oklahoma

Health Care Information System Act,

b. adequate procedures to ensure confidentiality of

patient records,

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c. charges for users for the cost of data preparation for

information that is beyond the routine data

disseminated by the office, and

d. time limits for the submission of data by information

providers.

D. The Division shall adopt standard nationally recognized

coding systems to ensure quality in receiving and processing data.

E. The Division shall implement mechanisms to encrypt all

personal identifiers contained in any health care data upon

transmission to the State Department of Health, and all such data

shall remain encrypted while maintained in the Department's database

or while used by a contractor.

F. The Division may contract with an organization for the

purpose of data analysis. Any contract or renewal thereof shall be

based on the need for, and the feasibility, cost and performance of,

services provided by the organization. The Division shall require

any data analyzer at a minimum to:

1. Analyze the information;

2. Prepare policy-related and other analytical reports as

determined necessary for purposes of this act; and

3. Protect the encryption and confidentiality of the data.

G. The Board shall have the authority to set fees and charges

with regard to the collection and compilation of data requested for

special reports, and for the dissemination of data. These funds

shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Health Care Information System

Revolving Fund account.
determined necessary for purposes of this act; and

3. Protect the encryption and confidentiality of the data.

G. The Board shall have the authority to set fees and charges

with regard to the collection and compilation of data requested for

special reports, and for the dissemination of data. These funds

shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Health Care Information System

Revolving Fund account.

H. The Division may accept grants or charitable contributions

for use in carrying out the functions set forth in the Oklahoma

Health Care Information System Act from any source. These funds

shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Health Care Information System

Revolving Fund.