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HB285

Alaska Electronic Health Information Exchange System

Last scannedSep 22, 2026, 12:32 AM

In one sentence

This bill requires the Department of Health and Social Services to establish a statewide system for sharing electronic health records, designating an entity to manage it with specific stakeholder representation.

Requires the department to create and run a statewide electronic health information exchange system that follows state and federal rules.
Mandates that the commissioner chooses a qualified private or nonprofit group to manage the system, which must have an advisory body with nine members representing specific interests like hospitals, doctors, insurers, patients, tribal organizations, employers, and behavioral health providers.
Sets privacy standards requiring controls on who can access records, secure audit trails for tracking data use, and compliance with strict federal or state laws to protect patient information.
Allows the department and designee to accept public and private funds and requires the system to become self-sustaining through user fees and other funding sources.
Requires an annual report to be sent to the legislature by December 31 each year, detailing participation rates, records exchanged, obstacles to use, and recommendations for future support.

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Health care providers including hospitals, doctors, tribal health organizations, and behavioral health providers
Patients whose medical records are stored in or shared through the system
A designated private for-profit or nonprofit entity chosen to manage the exchange

The official text provided ends abruptly while defining the term 'designee' in Section 9, leaving that definition incomplete.
While the bill requires the system to become self-sustaining through user fees and other funding, it does not specify exact fee amounts or a timeline for reaching financial independence.

Plain language

Electronic Health Information Exchange System: The statewide network created by this law that allows different health care groups to share patient records digitally.
Designee: A qualified private for-profit or nonprofit entity chosen by the state commissioner to run and manage the exchange system under contract with the state.

Official record

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Read the official summary

HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE An Act relating to the electronic health information exchange system; and providing for an effective date.

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