5445-S AMH CODY H3194.1

SSB 5445 - H AMD TO HC COMM AMD (5445-S AMH HC H2935.1) 539 ADOPTED

By Representative Cody 4-11-97

    On page 9, after line 27 of the amendment, insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 9.  The department of health shall study the feasibility of updating, designing, and expanding the comprehensive hospital abstract reporting system to include ambulatory and outpatient data.  The department shall submit a preliminary report to the legislature by December 31, 1997, and a final report July 1, 1998.  The report shall be done in conjunction with potential and current data providers and shall include a cost/benefit analysis, data standards and reporting requirements, financing alternatives, data access and dissemination requirements, prioritization of data needs, and proposed implementation phases."

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