Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-67-3

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 46, November 14, 2024

Section 28-67-3 - Health care data collection and submission

(a) Data shall be:

(1) collected and submitted under uniform parameters established by the secretary and approved by the board;

(2) obtained from existing data sources in the public and private sector, where available to minimize the imposition and cost of new reporting requirements;

(3) submitted by licensing boards and agencies, credentialing and registering agencies and health care providers on a schedule defined by the secretary and approved by the board;

(4) submitted by third party payers, on a calendar year basis, annually by July 1 of the following calendar year and shall:

(A) be derived from standard billing or data collection documents or their replacements; and

(B) include only information for services rendered in the calendar year; and adjustments made for 180 days after the close of the calendar year; and

(5) submitted in a manner that does not identify individuals except through the use of a record identifier established by the secretary and approved by the board; except for public domain data, where data may be submitted that includes identification of individuals.

(b) Special data collections.

(1) Special primary data collection and extrapolations may be used as an alternative to or to supplement collection of existing health data from health care providers. The use of primary data collection shall be approved by the board to the extent it can be shown that the information being requested is consistent with the act and will meet validity and quality standards established by the secretary and approved by the board.

(2) Data may also be collected by the secretary from third party payers and health care providers for the purposes of population-based health outcomes comparisons.

(c) The secretary may be delegated by the board the authority to carry out any of the responsibilities granted to the board under these regulations.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-67-3

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 65-6805, as amended by L. 1994, Ch. 90, sec. 4; effective Dec. 19, 1994.