Summary:

 House Bill269 (HB269) relates to health care by requiring the Health Care Authority to implement an open electronic visit verification system that is compliant with federal law. Also declaring an emergency.  

Legislation Overview:

 House Bill 269  (HB269) The Authority shall adopt an open electronic visit verification system that: (1)  allows providers to choose to use any electronic visit verification system that meets the requirements of the federal 21st Century Cures Act; and (2)  uses a centralized aggregator system to collect and report electronic visit verification data from all provider systems for submission to the federal centers for medicare and Medicaid services.  
The aggregator system shall be: (a) interoperable with all electronic visit verification systems used by providers in the state; and (b)  capable of collecting and storing all data required by the federal 21st Century Cures Act.   
To implement the provisions of this Section, the Authority shall: (1) adopt an aggregator system that is in compliance with state and federal law; (2)  provide guidance to providers on acceptable electronic visit verification systems and how to interface with the aggregator system; and (3)  adopt rules necessary for administration of this Section, including: 
(a) specific standards for the aggregator system. 
(b) procedures for ongoing monitoring, auditing and reporting of electronic visit verification data to ensure compliance with federal law; (c) data privacy protections; and 
(d) requirements for providers."
An emergency clause is provided in this legislation. 

 

Amendments:

 Amended February 17,2025 in HHHC
HHHCa/HB 269: The House Health and Human Services Committee amendment to HB 269 makes two changes including the striking of the Emergency Clause and inserting new language to state: “Section 2, EFFECTIVE DATE. --The effective date of the provisions of this act is January 1, 2026.”