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Div. 107.DIVISION 107. HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION
Part 2.PART 2. HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING
Ch. 8.5.CHAPTER 8.5. Health Care Payments Data Program
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(a)
(1)The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall convene a Health Care Payments Data Program advisory committee, composed of health care stakeholders and experts, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(A)Health care service plans, including specialized health care service plans.
(B)Insurers that have a certificate of authority from the Insurance Commissioner to provide health insurance, as defined in Section 106 of the Insurance Code.
(C)Suppliers, as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 1367.50.
(D)Providers, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 1367.50.
(E)Self-insured employers.
(F)Multiemployer self-insured plans that are responsible for paying for health care services provided to beneficiaries or the trust a
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(a)
(1)
The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall convene a Health Care Payments Data Program advisory committee, composed of health care stakeholders and experts, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(A)
Health care service plans, including specialized health care service plans.
(B)
Insurers that have a certificate of authority from the Insurance Commissioner to provide health insurance, as defined in Section 106 of the Insurance Code.
(C)
Suppliers, as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 1367.50.
(D)
Providers, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 1367.50.
(E)
Self-insured employers.
(F)
Multiemployer self-insured plans that are responsible for paying for health care services provided to beneficiaries or the trust administrator for a multiemployer self-insured plan.
(G)
Businesses that purchase health care coverage for their employees.
(H)
Organized labor.
(I)
Organizations representing consumers.
(J)
Pharmacy benefit managers, as defined in Section 127673.05.
(2)
The advisory committee shall consist of no fewer than 10 and no more than
12 persons.
(3)
In addition to the members specified by paragraph (2), the director of the department, the director of the State Department of Health Care Services, and the executive director of the California Health Benefit Exchange, or their officially designated representatives, shall be nonvoting ex officio members of the advisory committee.
(4)
Each appointed member shall serve a term of two years, except one-half of the initial appointments shall be for one year. Each appointed member shall serve at the discretion of the director and may be removed at any time.
(5)
The chairperson of the advisory committee shall be an appointed member and shall be elected by a majority of the appointed members.
(6)
The
advisory committee shall meet at least quarterly or when requested by the director.
(7)
The advisory committee shall assist and advise the director in formulating program policies regarding data collection, management, use, and access, and development of public information to meet the goals of the program. The advisory committee shall, through its meetings, provide a forum for stakeholder and public engagement. Upon request of the director, the advisory committee may assist and advise on the department’s other data programs.
(8)
On or before July 1, 2024, the advisory committee shall make recommendations to the department on how existing state public health data functions may be integrated into the system. The advisory committee shall also recommend options for state public health data integration. These recommendations shall be published on the department’s internet website.
(9)
The advisory committee shall not have decisionmaking authority related to the administration of the system and shall not have a financial interest, individually or through a family member, in the recommendations made to the department. The advisory committee shall hold public meetings with stakeholders, solicit input, and set its own meeting agendas. Meetings of the advisory committee are subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(10)
The members of the advisory committee appointed from outside government shall serve without compensation, but shall receive a per diem for each day’s attendance at an advisory committee meeting. All members shall be reimbursed for any actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with their duties as members of the
committee.
(b)
The department may convene other committees or workgroups as necessary to support effective operation of the system. These committees may be standing committees or time-limited workgroups, at the discretion of the director.