Section 128738 Of Part 5. Health Data From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 107. >> Part 5.
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. (a) The office shall allow and provide for, in accordance
with appropriate regulations, additions or deletions to the patient
level data elements listed in subdivision (g) of Section 128735,
Section 128736, and Section 128737, to meet the purposes of this
chapter.
(b) Prior to any additions or deletions, all of the following
shall be considered:
(1) Utilization of sampling to the maximum extent possible.
(2) Feasibility of collecting data elements.
(3) Costs and benefits of collection and submission of data.
(4) Exchange of data elements as opposed to addition of data
elements.
(c) The office shall add no more than a net of 15 elements to each
data set over any five-year period. Elements contained in the
uniform claims transaction set or uniform billing form required by
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42
U.S.C. Sec. 300gg) shall be exempt from the 15-element limit.
(d) The office, in order to minimize costs and administrative
burdens, shall consider the total number of data elements required
from hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgery clinics, and
optimize the use of common data elements.