The National Conference of State Legislatures has a public database of health information technology related legislation that has been brought up for debate or enacted state-by-state. The database includes legislation from 2007 to the present and search results include a link to the most recent PDF of the bill itself, the sponsor(s), last action, status and a summary. For example, a search for all states and the topic "telemedicine" returned nine bills in six different states. One of the results was for a bill first proposed in the Colorado State Senate and ultimately enacted read as follows:
| SB 196 | (Last Update: 9/23/2008) | ||
| Sponsor: | Hagedorn | ||
| Session Year: | 2007 | ||
| Bill Type: | Senate Bill Date of Last Action: 5/24/2007 Status: Enacted | ||
| Topics: | Health Information Exchange | Study Commission/Taskforce | Telemedicine | ||
| Citation: | SB 196 | ||
| Summary: | Creates the health information technology advisory committee and establishes membership. The committee is charged with developing a long-range health information technology plan, on or before Jan. 1, 2009, for health care information technology that includes use of electronic medical records, computerized clinical support systems, computerized physician order entry, regional health information organization, data privacy and security measures; and achieves interoperability among health information technology systems. Requires the committee to pursue an interstate compact between, but not limited to, Arizona, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming to allow for interstate exchange of health data. Provides for telemedicine reimbursement in the state’s medical assistance programs for home health care services or home and community based services that are otherwise eligible for reimbursement. | ||
Very interesting resource for start-ups and consultancies looking to plot strategies for pursuing deals in the booming health IT sector at the state and local levels. Certain states are clearly better suited legislatively for pursuing advanced health communications projects because either they have clearly defined medicare reimbursement programs for tele-care, or incentives in place for physicians to adopt electronic medical records, or a number of other highly attractive programs that are easily found using this database!
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