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Committee hears bill to expand electronic health record APIs, adds 72-hour hold for sensitive results
Summary
Lawmakers and health stakeholders debated House Bill 590, which would require state‑regulated health carriers to provide application programming interfaces (APIs) to improve electronic health record interoperability while allowing providers to withhold certain sensitive test results for up to 72 hours.
Representative Greg Oblander opened the hearing on House Bill 590 seeking to modernize electronic health records (EHRs) in Montana by requiring health carriers to establish and maintain certain application programming interfaces (APIs) to support patient access and interoperability.
Proponents, including Adam Meier of Cicero Action and Matt Kuntz of NAMI Montana, said the bill aligns state‑regulated plans with federal interoperability standards and would reduce paperwork and improve care coordination. Meier said the measure fills gaps left by federal rules that currently apply mainly to federally regulated plans and noted the bill’s “common sense” exception for sensitive results. Kuntz…
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