26-33a-102 - Definitions.
26-33a-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Committee" means the Health Data Committee created by Section 26-1-7.
(2) "Control number" means a number assigned by the committee to an individual's healthdata as an identifier so that the health data can be disclosed or used in research and statisticalanalysis without readily identifying the individual.
(3) "Data supplier" means a health care facility, health care provider, self-fundedemployer, third-party payor, health maintenance organization, or government department whichcould reasonably be expected to provide health data under this chapter.
(4) "Disclosure" or "disclose" means the communication of health care data to anyindividual or organization outside the committee, its staff, and contracting agencies.
(5) "Executive director" means the director of the department.
(6) "Health care facility" means a facility that is licensed by the department under Title26, Chapter 21, Health Care Facility Licensure and Inspection Act. The committee may by ruleadd, delete, or modify the list of facilities that come within this definition for purposes of thischapter.
(7) "Health care provider" means any person, partnership, association, corporation, orother facility or institution that renders or causes to be rendered health care or professionalservices as a physician, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, nurse-midwife, dentist, dentalhygienist, optometrist, clinical laboratory technologist, pharmacist, physical therapist, podiatricphysician, psychologist, chiropractic physician, naturopathic physician, osteopathic physician,osteopathic physician and surgeon, audiologist, speech pathologist, certified social worker, socialservice worker, social service aide, marriage and family counselor, or practitioner of obstetrics,and others rendering similar care and services relating to or arising out of the health needs ofpersons or groups of persons, and officers, employees, or agents of any of the above acting in thecourse and scope of their employment.
(8) "Health data" means information relating to the health status of individuals, healthservices delivered, the availability of health manpower and facilities, and the use and costs ofresources and services to the consumer, except vital records as defined in Section 26-2-2 shall beexcluded.
(9) "Health maintenance organization" has the meaning set forth in Section 31A-8-101.
(10) "Identifiable health data" means any item, collection, or grouping of health data thatmakes the individual supplying or described in the health data identifiable.
(11) "Individual" means a natural person.
(12) "Organization" means any corporation, association, partnership, agency, department,unit, or other legally constituted institution or entity, or part thereof.
(13) "Research and statistical analysis" means activities using health data analysisincluding:
(a) describing the group characteristics of individuals or organizations;
(b) analyzing the noncompliance among the various characteristics of individuals ororganizations;
(c) conducting statistical procedures or studies to improve the quality of health data;
(d) designing sample surveys and selecting samples of individuals or organizations; and
(e) preparing and publishing reports describing these matters.
(14) "Self-funded employer" means an employer who provides for the payment of health
care services for his employees directly from the employer's funds, thereby assuming the financialrisks rather than passing them on to an outside insurer through premium payments.
(15) "Plan" means the plan developed and adopted by the Health Data Committee underSection 26-33a-104.
(16) "Third-party payor" means any insurer offering health care insurance, as defined bySection 31A-1-301, any nonprofit health service insurance corporation licensed under Title 31A,Chapter 7, Nonprofit Health Service Insurance Corporations, any program funded or administeredby the state of Utah for the provision of health care services, including the Medicaid and medicalassistance programs described in Title 26, Chapter 18, or any other similar corporation,organization, association, entity, or person.
Amended by Chapter 232, 1996 General Session