Rep. King is the co-owner of the Elm Place Ambulatory Surgical Center in Abilene with her husband, Dr. Austin King.
Rep. King said she is introducing the bill (HB 2459) because she believes the mandate places a burden on providers, one for which they are not compensated, and because she does not believe the state should profit from the data organizations submit, according to the report. The state can sell the data for purposes of market research and health studies.
In addition to allowing providers to opt out of the requirement, Re. King’s bill would require organizations which continue in the program to tell their patients about the data submission and would require the state to identify the organizations which purchase the data.
Read the Abilene Reporter-News report about Texas patient data.
Read more about surgery center legislation:
– ASCA Endorses Legislation Empowering FDA to Help Prevent Drug Shortages
– Healthcare Reform: Where Are We Today?
