Massachusetts General Laws
Title XVII - Public Welfare
Chapter 118i - Health Information Technology

Section 1 - Definitions - Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words...

Section 2 - Health Information Technology Council - Section 2. (a) There shall be a health information technology...

Section 3 - Procurements and Contracts for Development of Statewide Health Information Exchange Technology - Section 3. (a) The executive office shall conduct procurements and...

Section 4 - Consultation With Organizations of Regional Payers and Providers; Policies Consistent With Federal Standards - Section 4. In carrying out of this chapter, the council...

Section 5 - Statewide Health Information Exchange Implementation Plan - Section 5. (a) The council shall approve all expenditures from...

Section 6 - Patient's Electronic Access to Health Records - Section 6. Every patient shall have electronic access to such...

Section 7 - Fully Interoperable Electronic Health Records Systems Connecting to Statewide Health Information Exchange - Section 7. All providers in the commonwealth shall implement fully...

Section 8 - Penalties for Non-Compliance - Section 8. The executive office shall prescribe by regulation penalties...

Section 9 - Temporary Waiver of Certain Requirements if Unable to Comply Due to the Lack of Broadband Internet Access - Section 9. If a provider is located in a geographic...

Section 10 - Massachusetts Health Information Exchange Fund - Section 10. There shall be established and set up on...

Section 11 - Plan Requirements - Section 11. Any plan approved by the executive office and...

Section 12 - Unauthorized Access or Disclosure; Reporting; Notice to Patient - Section 12. In the event of an unauthorized access to...

Section 13 - Patient Election to Participate in Health Information Exchange - Section 13. The ability of any provider to transfer or...

Section 14 - Federal Financial Participation - Section 14. The executive office, the council and the institute...

Section 15 - Annual Report - Section 15. The council shall file an annual report, not...

Section 16 - Unauthorized Access or Disclosure; Penalties - Section 16. Unauthorized access to or disclosure of individually identifiable...