HP1135
LD 1665
Session - 127th Maine Legislature
C "A", Filing Number H-618, Sponsored by
LR 2761
Item 2
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 1 (page 1, lines 14 to 18 in L.D.) and inserting the following:

Sec. 1. Adoption. Resolved: That final adoption of Chapter 120: Release of Data to the Public, a provisionally adopted major substantive rule of the Maine Health Data Organization that has been submitted to the Legislature for review pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A outside the legislative rule acceptance period, is authorized only if the following changes are made.

1. The rule must be amended in section 3, subsection 1, paragraph G to clarify that the Maine Health Data Organization data may not be used to individually identify any patient receiving mental health services including treatment from licensed psychiatric in-patient treatment facilities.

2. The rule in section 3, subsection 1, paragraph H must be amended to provide a reference to 42 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 2.13 instead of to Section 290dd-2.’

SUMMARY

This amendment provides that final adoption of Chapter 120: Release of Data to the Public, a provisionally adopted major substantive rule of Maine Health Data Organization, is authorized contingent upon the Maine Health Data Organization's making minor clarifying language changes to the proposed rule.


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