S14 - Academic Standards/Rules Review/Coal Ash/Funds, Sec. 11: Health Information Exchange Amendments (SL 2015-7)

Overview: Sec. 11 of S.L. 2015-7: (i) amends a provision in the Appropriations Act of 2014 that pertains to the allocation and use of funds for the North Carolina Health Information Exchange (HIE); (ii) directs the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to process payments for allowable expenses that were encumbered before February 1, 2015, by July 1, 2015; (iii) allocates nonrecurring funds to the Division of Central Management and Support within DHHS for the NC HIE and to the Office of the State Chief Information Officer to conduct an assessment of the existing functionality, structure, and operation of the HIE Network; (iv) directs DHHS to report to the General Assembly on all State funds used on or behalf of the HIE and on the HIE Network assessment by May 1, 2015, and June 1, 2015, respectively; and (v) states the intent of the General Assembly to continue efforts towards implementation of a statewide HIE.

This section became effective April 13, 2015.