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135.166 HEALTH CARE DATA -- COLLECTION FROM
HOSPITALS.
1. The department of public health shall enter into a memorandum
of understanding to utilize the Iowa hospital association to act as
the department's intermediary in collecting, maintaining, and
disseminating hospital inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory
information, as initially authorized in 1996 Iowa Acts, ch. 1212,
section 5, subsection 1, paragraph "a", subparagraph (4) and 641
IAC 177.3.
2. The memorandum of understanding shall include but is not
limited to provisions that address the duties of the department and
the Iowa hospital association regarding the collection, reporting,
disclosure, storage, and confidentiality of the data. Section History: Recent Form
2009 Acts, ch 118, §57
