Chapter 368dd. Office of Health Strategy

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19a-750 to 19a-754Health Information Technology Exchange of Connecticut; definitions; powers of the authority; board of directors; chief executive officer; grants; advisory committee on patient privacy and security; reports. Establishment of subsidiaries. State pledge to contractors. Tax exemption. Lead health information exchange organization for the state; responsibilities.19a-754aOffice of Health Strategy established.19a-754bNotices to office re sponsor applications to the Food and Drug Administration. Studies of pharmaceutical manufacturers and outpatient prescription drugs. Penalty. Regulations.19a-754cCovered Connecticut program. Waivers. Prior approval. Reports.19a-754dCollection of demographic data re ancestry or ethnic origin, ethnicity, race or primary language. Inclusion in electronic health record systems.19a-754eHealth care expansion study. Report.19a-754fDefinitions.19a-754gDevelopment, publication and modification of health care cost growth benchmarks, primary care spending targets and health care quality benchmarks.19a-754hPayer reporting requirements. Publication of reports.19a-754iMeetings between payer or provider and Commissioner of Health Strategy. Criteria for identification of entities exceeding health care cost growth benchmark.19a-754jInformational public hearings. Participation by significant contributors. Commissioner of Health Strategy's report.19a-754kHealth care cost growth and quality benchmarks and primary care spending targets: Regulations.