Massachusetts General Laws
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 12c - Center for Health Information and Analysis

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

Section 2 - Center for Health Information and Analysis; Executive Director; Term; Removal - Section 2. There is hereby established a center for health...

Section 2a - Health Information and Analysis Oversight Council; Members; Meetings; Powers and Duties - Section 2A. (a) There shall be a health information and...

Section 3 - Agents, Officers and Employees; Appointment; Powers and Duties - Section 3. The executive director may appoint and remove, subject...

Section 4 - Salaries; Personnel Regulations - Section 4. The position of executive director shall be classified...

Section 5 - Adoption of Rules and Regulations - Section 5. The center shall adopt and amend rules and...

Section 6 - Powers - Section 6. In addition to the powers conferred on state...

Section 7 - Payment by Acute Hospital, Ambulatory Surgical Center or Surcharge Payor for Estimated Expenses of Center and Other Purposes Under This Chapter - Section 7. Each acute hospital, ambulatory surgical center and surcharge...

Section 8 - Reporting Requirements for Institutional Providers and Their Parent Organization and Other Affiliates - Section 8. (a) The center shall promulgate such regulations as...

Section 9 - Reporting Requirements for Registered Provider Organizations - Section 9. (a) The center shall promulgate regulations to require...

Section 10 - Reporting Requirements for Private and Public Health Care Payers and Third-Party Administrators - Section 10. (a) The center shall promulgate regulations necessary to...

Section 11 - Timely Reporting of Information Required Under Secs. 8, 9 and 10 - Section 11. The center shall ensure the timely reporting of...

Section 12 - Collection, Storage and Maintenance of Data Collected Under Secs. 8, 9 and 10; Payer and Provider Claims Database; Access to Data - Section 12. (a) The center shall be the sole repository...

Section 13 - Uniform Provider Licensure Reporting System - Section 13. The center shall coordinate with the public health...

Section 14 - Standard Quality Measure Set - Section 14. (a) The center shall develop the uniform reporting...

Section 15 - Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduction; Board; Education and Research Program - Section 15. (a) For the purposes of this section, the...

Section 16 - Annual Report Based on the Information Submitted Under Secs. 8, 9 and 10; Hearing - Section 16. (a) The center shall publish an annual report...

Section 17 - Attorney General Review and Analysis of Information Submitted Under Secs. 8, 9 and 10 and Under Sec. 8 of Chapter 6d; Authority to Compel Production of Documents, Answers to Interrogatories and Testimony - Section 17. The attorney general may review and analyze any...

Section 18 - Analysis of Data Received Under Secs. 6, 9 and 10 to Identify Excessive Increases in Health Status Adjusted Total Medical Expense - Section 18. The center shall perform ongoing analysis of data...

Section 19 - Review and Comment Upon Capital Expenditure Projects Requiring Determination of Need Under Sec. 25c of Chapter 111 - Section 19. The center shall review and comment upon all...

Section 20 - Consumer Health Information Website - Section 20. (a) The center, in consultation with commission, the...

Section 21 - Continuing Program of Investigation and Study of the Uninsured and Underinsured - Section 21. The center shall establish a continuing program of...

Section 21a - Continuing Program of Investigation and Study of Mental Health, Chronic Pain and Substance Use Disorders - Section 21A. The center shall establish a continuing program of...

Section 22 - Conditions for Reimbursement or Payment for Treatment of Injured Workers Under Chapter 152 or From Governmental Unit; Penalty for Noncompliance - Section 22. (a) Any provider of health care services that...

Section 23 - Transfer of Funds to Community Hospital Reinvestment Trust Fund - [Text of section effective until June 30, 2021. Repealed by...

Section 24 - Report on the Provision of Continuous Skilled Nursing Care - Section 24. The center, in conjunction with MassHealth, shall prepare...