Texas § HS.161.0107 - ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS
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§ HS.161.0107. ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS
ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS. (a) In this section: (1) "Electronic medical records software package or system" means an electronic system for maintaining medical records in the clinical setting. (2) "Medical records" has the meaning assigned by Section 151.002 , Occupations Code. (b) A person who sells, leases, or otherwise provides an electronic medical records software package or system to a person who administers immunizations in this state or to an entity that manages records for the person shall provide, as part of the electronic medical records software package or system, the ability to: (1) electronically interface with the immunization registry created under this subchapter; and (2) generate electronic reports that contain the fields necessary to populate the immunization registry. (c) The executive commissioner by rule shall specify: (1) the fields necessary to populate the immunization registry, including a field that indicates the patient's consent to be listed in the immunization registry has been obtained; and (2) the data standards that must be used for electronic submission of immunization information. (d) The data standards specified under Subsection (b) must be compatible with the standards for immunization information transmission adopted by the Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel sponsored by the American National Standards Institute and included in certification criteria by the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 352 (S.B. 204 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.0466, eff. April 2, 2015.
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Section HS.161.0107 ("ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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