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135.166 - HEALTH CARE DATA -- COLLECTION FROM HOSPITALS.

        135.166  HEALTH CARE DATA -- COLLECTION FROM
      HOSPITALS.
         1.  The department of public health shall enter into a memorandum
      of understanding to utilize the Iowa hospital association to act as
      the department's intermediary in collecting, maintaining, and
      disseminating hospital inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory
      information, as initially authorized in 1996 Iowa Acts, ch. 1212,
      section 5, subsection 1, paragraph "a", subparagraph (4) and 641
      IAC 177.3.
         2.  The memorandum of understanding shall include but is not
      limited to provisions that address the duties of the department and
      the Iowa hospital association regarding the collection, reporting,
      disclosure, storage, and confidentiality of the data.
         Section History: Recent Form
         2009 Acts, ch 118, §57