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2010 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2842

Health Information Technology Act; enact.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on February 2, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT; TO REQUIRE ALL AGENCIES OF THE STATE ENGAGED IN THE DELIVERY OR PROVISION OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TO COORDINATE BETWEEN THE SEVERAL STATE AGENCIES, WITH PRIVATE NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS, AND WITH FEDERALLY FUNDED AGENCIES TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY DUPLICATION, WASTEFUL EXPENDITURES OF STATE FUNDS; TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEROPERATIVE STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES, BEFORE ACQUIRING ANY HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM, TO CONDUCT A SURVEY OF ALL HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA FOR WHICH THE SERVICE IS INTENDED, AND ANALYZE THE BENEFITS OF USING EXISTING PROVIDERS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE ACQUISITION OF ALL HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES BEFORE THE RELEASE OF REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS OR THE EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS FOR THAT ACQUISITION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT GRANT APPROVAL FOR THE ACQUISITION OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS UNLESS ALL REASONABLE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE AGENCY TO USE THE RESOURCES OF EXISTING SYSTEMS; TO AMEND SECTION 25-53-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS, TELEMEDICINE, ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING AND OTHER FORMS OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LAWS; TO AMEND SECTION 25-53-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS IN THE DEFINITION OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LAWS; TO AMEND SECTION 25-53-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS IN THE TYPES OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSTALLED OR USED BY STATE AGENCIES FOR WHICH THE DEPARTMENT IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE FOR MAXIMUM COMPATIBILITY AMONG THE SYSTEMS; TO AMEND SECTION 25-53-109, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE APPROVAL BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ACQUISITION OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS BY STATE AGENCIES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

Its course

January 18 to February 2, 2010, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the SenateJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days

Public Health and WelfareJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 18 – Feb 2

  1. Jan 18Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  2. Feb 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  2. Feb 2Died In CommitteeSenate