2
3
4
5
6
7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill requires the Department of Health to publish certain health care cost
10 information.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 ▸ requires the Department of Health to make certain information from the all-payer
14 claims database available to the public through a standardized application program
15 interface format.
16 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17 None
18 Other Special Clauses:
19 None
20 Utah Code Sections Affected:
21 ENACTS:
22 26-33a-116, Utah Code Annotated 1953
23
24 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25 Section 1. Section 26-33a-116 is enacted to read:
26 26-33a-116. Health care billing data.
27 (1) Subject to Subsection (2), the department shall make aggregate data produced
28 under this chapter available to the public through a standardized application program interface
29 format.
30 (2) (a) The department shall ensure that data made available to the public under
31 Subsection (1):
32 (i) does not contain identifiable health data of a patient; and
33 (ii) meets state and federal data privacy requirements, including the requirements of
34 Section 26-33a-107.
35 (b) The department may not release any data under Subsection (1) that may be
36 identifiable health data of a patient.