Section 1200-07-04-.09 - DATA AVAILABILITY(1) If the Commissioner determines that the quality or completeness of the information is not acceptable, he or she has the authority to delay release of any particular data element(s).(2) The Department may create reports for public release using any available processed and verified data. It may also provide custom reports, as requested by the public, using any available processed and verified data. Facility specific data reports will not be released to the public based on less than four (4) consecutive quarters of data.(3) The State, its agents and the vendors may receive reports of any record necessary, together with any needed patient identifiers, to carry out their contractual duties. This includes any organization contracted with to provide editing, quality control, database management services, or research for the State, or to provide keying of paper claims forms for the vendors. Any such contractual agent must agree in writing to establish and maintain appropriate controls to protect the confidentiality of the data and must agree to return or destroy any data or records at the termination of the contract.(4) The Department will make record level data files available for public release and purchase under the following conditions. The fee for a quarter of data for each data system will be two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). The fee for a subset of a quarter of data for each data system will be two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) The Department maintains a proprietary interest in all record level data it sells or distributes and such data are made available solely for use by the purchaser and may not be given or sold to another entity.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-07-04-.09
Original rule filed January 27, 2005; effective April 12, 2005. Repeal and new rule filed January 29, 2013; effective June 30, 2013.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-1-103 and 68-1-119.