Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 150 First Substitute (2018GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Zehnder, B.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/15/2018

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• creates statewide stroke and cardiac registries within the Department of Health;
• creates advisory committees for those registries; and
• grants rulemaking authority to the Department of Health to administer and define data elements for the registries.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

UTAH STATEWIDE STROKE AND CARDIAC REGISTRY
ACT
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Brian Zehnder
House Sponsor: 
Steve Eliason
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill creates statewide stroke and cardiac registries and stroke and cardiac registry
advisory committees within the Department of Health.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ creates statewide stroke and cardiac registries within the Department of Health;
▸ creates advisory committees for those registries; and
▸ grants rulemaking authority to the Department of Health to administer and define
data elements for the registries.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
26-8d-101
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
26-8d-102
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
26-8d-103
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
26-8d-104
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
26-8d-105
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
26-8d-101
 is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 8d. UTAH STATEWIDE STROKE AND CARDIAC REGISTRY ACT
 26-8d-101.
Title.
This chapter is known as the "Utah Statewide Stroke and Cardiac Registry Act."
Section 2. Section 
26-8d-102
 is enacted to read:
 26-8d-102.
Statewide stroke registry.
(1) The department shall establish and supervise a statewide stroke registry to:
(a) analyze information on the incidence, severity, causes, outcomes, and rehabilitation
of stroke;
(b) promote optimal care for stroke patients;
(c) alleviate unnecessary death and disability from stroke;
(d) encourage the efficient and effective continuum of patient care, including
prevention, prehospital care, hospital care, and rehabilitative care; and
(e) minimize the overall cost of stroke.
(2) The department shall utilize the registry established under Subsection (1) to assess:
(a) the effectiveness of the data collected by the registry; and
(b) the impact of the statewide stroke registry on the provision of stroke care.
(3) (a) The department shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
Administrative Rulemaking Act, to establish:
(i) the data elements that general acute hospitals shall report to the registry; and
(ii) the time frame and format for reporting.
(b) The data elements described in Subsection (3)(a)(i) shall include consensus metrics
consistent with data elements used in nationally recognized data set platforms for stroke care.
(c) The department shall permit a general acute hospital to submit data required under
this section through an electronic exchange of clinical health information that meets the
standards established by the department under Section 
26-1-37
.
(4) A general acute hospital shall submit stroke data in accordance with rules
established under Subsection (3).
(5) Data collected under this section shall be subject to Chapter 3, Health Statistics.
(6) No person may be held civilly liable for providing data to the department in
accordance with this section.
Section 3. Section 
26-8d-103
 is enacted to read:
 26-8d-103.
Statewide cardiac registry.
(1) The department shall establish and supervise a statewide cardiac registry to:
(a) analyze information on the incidence, severity, causes, outcomes, and rehabilitation
of cardiac diseases;
(b) promote optimal care for cardiac patients;
(c) alleviate unnecessary death and disability from cardiac diseases;
(d) encourage the efficient and effective continuum of patient care, including
prevention, prehospital care, hospital care, and rehabilitative care; and
(e) minimize the overall cost of cardiac care.
(2) The department shall utilize the registry established under Subsection (1) to assess:
(a) the effectiveness of the data collected by the registry; and
(b) the impact of the statewide cardiac registry on the provision of cardiac care.
(3) (a) The department shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
Administrative Rulemaking Act, to establish:
(i) the data elements that general acute hospitals shall report to the registry; and
(ii) the time frame and format for reporting.
(b) The data elements described in Subsection (3)(a)(i) shall include consensus metrics
consistent with data elements used in nationally recognized data set platforms for cardiac care.
(c) The department shall permit a general acute hospital to submit data required under
this section through an electronic exchange of clinical health information that meets the
standards established by the department under Section 
26-1-37
.
(4) A general acute hospital shall submit cardiac data in accordance with rules
established under Subsection (3).
(5) Data collected under this section shall be subject to Chapter 3, Health Statistics.
(6) No person may be held civilly liable for providing data to the department in
accordance with this section.
Section 4. Section 
26-8d-104
 is enacted to read:
 26-8d-104.
Stroke registry advisory committee.
(1) There is created within the department a stroke registry advisory committee.
(2) The stroke registry advisory committee created in Subsection (1) shall:
(a) be composed of individuals knowledgeable in adult and pediatric stroke care,
including physicians, nurses, hospital administrators, emergency medical services personnel,
government officials, consumers, and persons affiliated with professional health care
associations;
(b) advise the department regarding the development and implementation of the stroke
registry;
(c) assist the department in evaluating the quality and outcomes of the stroke registry;
and
(d) review and comment on proposals and rules governing the statewide stroke registry.
Section 5. Section 
26-8d-105
 is enacted to read:
 26-8d-105.
Cardiac registry advisory committee.
(1) There is created within the department a cardiac registry advisory committee.
(2) The cardiac registry advisory committee created in Subsection (1) shall:
(a) be composed of individuals knowledgeable in adult and pediatric cardiac care,
including physicians, nurses, hospital administrators, emergency medical services personnel,
government officials, consumers, and persons affiliated with professional health care
associations;
(b) advise the department regarding the development and implementation of the
cardiac registry;
(c) assist the department in evaluating the quality and outcomes of the cardiac registry;
and
(d) review and comment on proposals and rules governing the statewide cardiac
registry.