(a) If the pregnant woman, at the time of the receipt of the health
status data form by the department, is enrolled in a managed care health
plan, the department shall send the form to the plan for triage and
appropriate care management interventions, which shall include available
plan services and referrals for other services available in the
community.
(b) If the pregnant woman, at the time of the receipt of the health
status data form by the department, is not enrolled in a managed care
health plan, the department shall send the form to an entity described
in subdivision five of this section for triage and appropriate care
management services, which shall include, but not be limited to, needed
home visits and referrals to community based services for high risk
pregnant women. If the pregnant woman subsequently becomes enrolled in a
managed care health plan, the designated entity and the plan shall
assure continuity of care.
5. Patient health status data collected under this section shall be
maintained as confidential by the department and by any person or entity
to whom the department discloses the data. Such data may only be
disclosed by the department under this section.
6. For purposes of the activities described in paragraph (b) of
subdivision four of this section, the department is authorized to enter
into agreements with and, within amounts appropriated therefor, provide
funding to, local health departments or not-for-profit organizations to
promote positive pregnancy outcomes, optimal child health, growth and
development, and safe home environments.
7. The department is authorized to operate the program authorized by
this section in a subset of counties in the state.
8. Within amounts appropriated therefor, the commissioner is
authorized to develop fees to reimburse enrolled fee-for-service
providers for the collection and transmittal of clinical data authorized
by this section.
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