AlaskaAlaska would organize support for its statewide health records exchange
If it becomes law, Alaska’s health department would choose organizations to support the statewide records exchange and help patients protect their records.
What it does
The department would choose qualified organizations to help health care participants connect records to the statewide exchange, with training and help improving how they use it.
The exchange would have to protect identifiable health records and limit when people may release them. Patients would be able to opt out and request a report showing access to their records.
The department would plan the exchange with its designated operator, help apply for available funding, and work toward covering costs through fees and other funding.
Argument forProviders may get help connecting records and improving workflows, which could make sharing information across health care settings easier.
Argument againstIf the exchange relies on user fees, providers or other government users may face added costs to help keep it running.
More detail
The department would designate qualified organizations to support the statewide health records exchange. The program would help participants connect electronic health records to the statewide exchange, including through training, workflow help, planning, and technical assistance. The organizations must have an advisory or governing body that includes the health system stakeholders named in the law. The designee must submit an annual program budget to its governing body for approval. If the measure becomes law, it would take effect immediately.
The department would ensure the exchange has privacy and security standards and patient procedures. These protections cover individually identifiable information in the statewide exchange. Standards must control access to records and include a secure, traceable audit system that meets the strictest applicable state or federal privacy law. People may release identifiable information only for treatment, payment, limited health care operations, public health activities, or uses the patient authorizes. Patient procedures must allow patients to opt out, authorize sharing when further permission is legally needed, receive notice of a confidentiality violation, and request an audit report.
The department would plan how the exchange operates, help apply for available funding, and work toward making it self-supporting. These duties apply to the department and the statewide health information exchange. The department would determine how the exchange is developed and operated in line with federal recommendations and in consultation with the designee. The exchange could be supported through user fees and other public or private funding. The department would report to the legislature by December 31 each year on participation, records exchanged, barriers, and recommendations for long-term support.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 19(S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 6/19/26Latest
- Jun 19(S) LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 6/18 CHAPTER 19 SLA 26Major
- Jun 4(S) 10:14 A.M. 6/1/26 Transmitted to GovernorTo Governor
- Jun 4(S) MANIFEST ERROR(S)
- May 8(S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- Vote recorded (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y18 N- E1 A1 #2536. Result: pass.Upper
- May 8(S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y18 N- E1 A1
- May 8(S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP
- May 7(H) VERSION: HCS SB 272(HSS)
- Vote recorded (H) PASSED Y34 N6 #2444. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded (H) AM NO 1 AS AMD FAILED Y17 N23 # 2444. Result: fail.Lower
- May 7(H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDEDMajor
- May 7(H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- May 7(H) PASSED Y34 N6Major
- May 7(H) READ THE THIRD TIME HCS SB 272(HSS)Minor
- May 7(H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UCMinor
- May 7(H) AM NO 1 AS AMD FAILED Y17 N23Minor
- May 7(H) AM 1 TO AM 1 ADOPTED UC
- May 7(H) AM NO 1 OFFERED
- May 7(H) HSS HCS ADOPTED UC
- May 7(H) READ THE SECOND TIMEMinor
- May 7(H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/7/2026
- Apr 29(H) FN1: ZERO(DOH)
- Apr 29(H) NR: PRAX, SCHWANKE, RUFFRIDGE
- Apr 29(H) DP: GRAY, FIELDS, MINA
- Apr 29(H) HSS RPT HCS(HSS) 3DP 3NR
- Apr 28(H) Moved HCS SB 272(HSS) Out of Committee
- Apr 28(H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:15 PM DAVIS 106
- Apr 27(H) HSS
- Apr 27(H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALSMinor
- Apr 24(S) VERSION: SB 272
- Vote recorded (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1 #2343. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 24(S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)Passed House
- Apr 24(S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- Apr 24(S) PASSED Y19 N- E1Passed Senate
- Apr 24(S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 272Minor
- Apr 22(S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/24 CALMinor
- Apr 22(S) READ THE SECOND TIMEMinor
- Apr 22(S) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/22/2026
- Apr 21(S) FN1: ZERO(DOH)
- Apr 21(S) DP: DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON
- Apr 21(S) NR: BJORKMAN, MERRICK, YUNDT
- Apr 21(S) L&C RPT 3NR 2DP
- Apr 20(S) Moved SB 272 Out of Committee
- Apr 20(S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- Apr 10(S) Heard & Held
- Apr 10(S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- Mar 18(S) FN1: ZERO(DOH)
- Mar 18(S) NR: TOBIN
- Mar 18(S) DP: DUNBAR, CLAMAN, GIESSEL
- Mar 18(S) HSS RPT 3DP 1NR
- Mar 17(S) Moved SB 272 Out of Committee
- Mar 17(S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- Mar 10(S) Heard & Held
- Mar 10(S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- Feb 25(S) HSS, L&C
- Feb 25(S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALSIntroduced
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