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House passes bill extending state use of electronic health information exchange with opt-out protections
Summary
First substitute House Bill 46 would allow state-funded medical program participants (Medicaid, CHIP, PEHP and state employees) to have records available on the Clinical Health Information Exchange (CHI) with an opt-out and continuous notification mechanism; supporters said records remain encrypted and CHI is an information highway, not a repository.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House passed first substitute House Bill 46 on Jan. 30 after floor amendments that clarified notification and opt-out procedures for state-funded participants in the Clinical Health Information Exchange (CHI).
Representative Menlove, sponsor of the bill, said the CHI functions as an "information highway" that facilitates encrypted exchange of electronic health records held at provider locations and stressed the proposal is…
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