Delaware General Assembly

Senate Health & Social Services 6/8/10

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SB 80

6/8/10

Katz

Rep. Kowalko

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE HEALTH CONSORTIUM.

This Bill creates the Delaware Health Consortium, to be known as the Delaware Health Information Network Corporation. It is in the best interest of the State to create a corporate entity, within the Department of Health and Social Services, which shall assume operation of the Delaware Health Information Network and its related operations. The Corporation shall implement and operate a statewide integrated health information network to enable communication of clinical and financial health information, and other information and other related functions. The Bill provides: The Corporation shall be governed by a Board of Directors consisting of 17 members, appointed and/or approved by the Governor; It is the responsibility of the Board to assess the needs of the Corporation to help insure the selection of qualified and capable members who have the necessary skills and vision for the Corporation; Non-cabinet Directors shall serve a term of 3 years and may serve 2 consecutive terms; The Governor may suspend or remove a Director for misfeasance, nonfeasance, malfeasance, misconduct, incompetence or neglect of duty; The Board of Director, subject to the approval of the Governor, shall appoint a Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation; The Corporation may employ such personnel necessary to carry out its functions and retain by contract, engineers, advisors, and other providers of advice, counsel and services which it deems advisable or necessary; The Bylaws shall include a provision pertaining to conflict of interest; The Corporation shall make annual reports to the Governor and the General Assembly setting forth in detail its operations and transactions, which shall include annual audits of the books and accounts of the Corporation; The Corporation shall ensure in its bylaws that patient specific health information be disclosed only in accordance with the patient's consent or best interest to those having a need to know; and Criminal and civil immunity from suit for Directors and employees conducting the affairs of the Corporation.

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