Indiana § 27-1-44.5-3 Issue of request for information by department; requirements; deadline

Indiana Statutes

§ 27-1-44.5-3 — Issue of request for information by department; requirements; deadline

Indiana § 27-1-44.5-3

Title 27INSURANCE

Art. 1DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE

Ch. 44.5All Payer Claims Data Base

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Ind. Code § 27-1-44.5-3 (2026).

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(a)Before July 1, 2020, the department shall issue a request for information in compliance with IC 5-23-4.5 concerning the creation, operation, and maintenance of a data base.

(b)The request for information must include the following questions:

(1)How the person would collect all relevant claims data for the data base from a health payer in a manner that would minimize technical barriers for a health payer to submit a claim.

(2)How the person would promote and encourage self-funded plans to voluntarily submit claims data for inclusion in the data base.

(3)What funding sources the person would seek to offset costs to implement and maintain the data base.

(4)How the person would make data from the data base available, including what sufficient fee would need to be assessed, to research

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(a) Before July 1, 2020, the department shall
issue a request for information in compliance with IC 5-23-4.5
concerning the creation, operation, and maintenance of a data base.
(b) The request for information must include the following
questions:
(1) How the person would collect all relevant claims data for the
data base from a health payer in a manner that would minimize
technical barriers for a health payer to submit a claim.
(2) How the person would promote and encourage self-funded
plans to voluntarily submit claims data for inclusion in the data
base.
(3) What funding sources the person would seek to offset costs to
implement and maintain the data base.
(4) How the person would make data from the data base available,
including what sufficient fee would need to be assessed, to
researchers, companies, and other interested parties in analyzing
the data.
(5) How the person would ensure the following:
(A) That data is submitted and released in a machine readable
format.
(B) That the data from the data base is used in an ethical
manner.
(C) That the data is not personally identifiable and is properly
secured and maintained, and that the person complies with
federal and state health care privacy laws.
(6) How the person would establish a public web portal for
individuals to quickly and easily compare prices for the full
spectrum of medical billing codes as well as check quality ratings
of providers.
(7) What threshold should be set for health payers to submit data
for the data base.
(8) How the person would work with other states and relevant
stakeholders to either:
(A) use a data language that is already available; or
(B) facilitate the establishment of a common data language to
be used by states for the data.
(9) Whether any changes to state law would increase the
functionality and effectiveness of the data base and
recommendations of the statutes and necessary changes.
(10) Any other questions the department determines are relevant
to the implementation of a robust and transparent data base.
(c) The department shall set the deadline for submissions of the
request for information under this section that may be not later than
November 30, 2020.