SHB 2573 -
By Committee on Health & Long-Term Care
ADOPTED 03/03/2006
On page 6, after line 27, insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 4 (1) The department of corrections shall
create a demonstration project with one county jail system, one city
jail system in the same county as the county jail system, and one state
prison to demonstrate an integrated electronic health records system to
facilitate and expedite the transfer of inmate health information
between state and local correctional facilities.
(a) The demonstration project shall at a minimum be partially
operational prior to September 1, 2006.
(b) The demonstration project data shall be available to the
legislature by December 31, 2006.
(c) If specific funding is not provided for this subsection, the
department is not required to complete the demonstration project.
(2) The department of corrections, in consultation with the
Washington state health care authority, the Washington association of
sheriffs and police chiefs, the Washington association of county
officials, the Washington state association of counties, and the
association of Washington cities shall prepare a recommendation to the
2007 legislature on how to implement a statewide integrated electronic
health records system to facilitate and expedite the transfer of inmate
health information between state and local correctional facilities.
The recommendation shall include data from similar demonstration
projects, the cost necessary to implement the statewide program,
anticipated savings created to state and local governments, the
benefits of such a system, any relevant data from other states that
have implemented similar statewide programs, and whether any statutory
changes are necessary to implement a statewide system. The
recommendations shall be presented to the legislature by December 31,
2006."
SHB 2573 -
By Committee on Health & Long-Term Care
ADOPTED 03/03/2006
On page 1, line 2 of the title, strike "a new section" and insert "new sections"