Texas § HR.32.073 - HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS
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§ HR.32.073. HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS. (a) In this section, "health information technology" means information technology used to improve the quality, safety, or efficiency of clinical practice, including the core functionalities of an electronic health record, an electronic medical record, a computerized health care provider order entry, electronic prescribing, and clinical decision support technology. (b) The commission shall ensure that any health information technology used by the commission or any entity acting on behalf of the commission in the medical assistance program conforms to standards required under federal law. (c) Not later than the second anniversary of the date national standards for electronic prior authorization of benefits are adopted, the commission shall require a health benefit plan issuer participating in the medical assistance program or the agent of the health benefit plan issuer that manages or administers prescription drug benefits to exchange prior authorization requests electronically with a prescribing provider participating in the medical assistance program who has electronic prescribing capability and who initiates a request electronically. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1120 (H.B. 1218 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1311 (S.B. 8 ), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 4.146, eff. April 2, 2015.
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