North Carolina § 131E-214 - 1. Definitions.

§ 131E-214. 1. Definitions.

The following definitions apply in this Article: Division. - The Division of Health Service Regulation of the Department of Health and Human Services. Freestanding ambulatory surgical facility. - A facility licensed under Part 4 of Article 6 of this Chapter. Hospital. - A facility licensed under Article 5 of this Chapter or Article 2 of Chapter 122C of the General Statutes, but does not include the following: A facility with all of its beds designated for medical type "LTC" (long-term care). A facility with the majority of its beds designated for medical type "PSY-3" (intellectual/developmental disability). A facility operated by the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety. Patient data. - Data that includes a patient's age, sex, race, ethnicity, zip code, third-party coverage, principal and other diagnoses, date of admission, procedure and discharge date, principal and other procedures, total charges and components of the total charges, attending physician identification number, and hospital or freestanding ambulatory surgical facility identification number. Patient identifying information. - The name, address, social security number, or similar information by which the identity of a patient can be determined with reasonable accuracy and speed either directly or by reference to other publicly available information. The term does not include a number assigned to a patient by a health care provider if that number does not consist of or contain numbers, including social security or drivers license numbers, that could be used to identify a patient with reasonable accuracy and speed from sources external to the health care provider. Statewide data processor. - A data processor certified by the Division as capable of complying with the requirements of G.S. 131E-214.4. The Division may deny, suspend, or revoke a certificate, in accordance with Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, if the statewide data processor does not comply with or is not capable of complying with the requirements of G.S. 131E-214.4. The Division may promulgate rules concerning the receipt, consideration, and limitation of a certificate applied for or issued under this Article. History (1995, c. 517, s. 39(b); 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a); 2007-182, s. 1; 2008-119, s. 2; 2011-145, s. 19.1(h); 2012-83, s. 44; 2017-186, s. 2(yyyyy); 2019-76, s. 22.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2019-76, s. 33, provides: "Parts I and II of this act do not affect the coverage, eligibility, rights, responsibilities, or provision of State or federal services or benefits for individuals who have been diagnosed with mental retardation and whose diagnosis has not been changed to a diagnosis of intellectual disability." Session Laws 2019-76, s. 34, made the amendments by Session Laws 2019-76, s. 22 effective October 1, 2019, and applicable to proceedings commenced or services rendered on or after that date. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2007-182, s. 1, effective July 5, 2007, substituted "Division of Health Service Regulation" for "Division of Facility Services" in subdivision (1). Session Laws 2008-119, s. 2, effective January 1, 2010, inserted "race, ethnicity" in subdivision (4). Session Laws 2011-145, s. 19.1(h), effective January 1, 2012, substituted "Division of Adult Correction of the Department of Public Safety" for "Department of Correction" in subdivision (3)c. Session Laws 2012-83, s. 44, effective June 26, 2012, deleted "North Carolina" preceding "Division of Adult Correction" in subdivision (3)c. Session Laws 2017-186, s. 2(yyyyy), effective December 1, 2017, inserted "and Juvenile Justice" in subdivision (3)c. Session Laws 2019-76, s. 22, rewrote the introductory paragraph, which formerly read: "As used in this Article"; substituted "Part 4" for "Part D" in subdivision (1); substituted "(intellectual/developmental disability)" for "(mental retardation)" in subdivision (3)(b); substituted "diagnoses" for "diagnosis" in subdivision (4); substituted "may" for "is authorized to" in subdivision (6); and made stylistic changes. For effective date and applicability, see editor's note.