Maryland § 13-4306

§ 13-4306.

    (a)    (1)    The Commission shall, in coordination with the Department, the Health Services Cost Review Commission, and the State designated health information exchange, establish an advisory committee to make recommendations on data collection, needs, quality, reporting, evaluation, and visualization for the Commission to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.

        (2)    The advisory committee shall include representatives from the State designated health information exchange.

        (3)    The advisory committee shall define the parameters of a health equity data set to be maintained by the State designated health information exchange, including indicators for:

            (i)    Social and economic conditions;

            (ii)    Environmental conditions;

            (iii)    Health status;

            (iv)    Behaviors;

            (v)    Health care; and

            (vi)    Priority health outcomes for monitoring health equity for racial and ethnic minority populations in the State.

        (4)    The data set for which parameters are defined under paragraph (3) of this subsection shall include data from:

            (i)    Health care facilities that report to the Health Services Cost Review Commission;

            (ii)    Health care payers that report to the Maryland Health Care Commission; and

            (iii)    Any other data source the advisory committee determines necessary.

        (5)    Data shall be reported in the aggregate if it is reported:

            (i)    To the public; or

            (ii)    From the State designated health information exchange to the Commission.

        (6)    If the advisory committee makes a recommendation that data be made available to the public, the recommendation shall comply with applicable federal and State privacy law.

    (b)    (1)    The Commission may request data consistent with the recommendations of the advisory committee.

        (2)    Data requested by the Commission under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be provided, to the extent authorized by federal and State privacy law, to:

            (i)    The Commission; or

            (ii)    The State designated exchange.

    (c)    The Commission may publish or provide to the public any data collected under this section consistent with the recommendations of the advisory committee established under subsection (a) of this section.