(a) If the pregnant woman, at the time of the receipt of the health status data form by the department, is enrolled in a managed care health plan, the department shall send the form to the plan for triage and appropriate care management interventions, which shall include available plan services and referrals for other services available in the community.

(b) If the pregnant woman, at the time of the receipt of the health status data form by the department, is not enrolled in a managed care health plan, the department shall send the form to an entity described in subdivision five of this section for triage and appropriate care management services, which shall include, but not be limited to, needed home visits and referrals to community based services for high risk pregnant women. If the pregnant woman subsequently becomes enrolled in a managed care health plan, the designated entity and the plan shall assure continuity of care. 5. Patient health status data collected under this section shall be maintained as confidential by the department and by any person or entity to whom the department discloses the data. Such data may only be disclosed by the department under this section. 6. For purposes of the activities described in paragraph (b) of subdivision four of this section, the department is authorized to enter into agreements with and, within amounts appropriated therefor, provide funding to, local health departments or not-for-profit organizations to promote positive pregnancy outcomes, optimal child health, growth and development, and safe home environments. 7. The department is authorized to operate the program authorized by this section in a subset of counties in the state. 8. Within amounts appropriated therefor, the commissioner is authorized to develop fees to reimburse enrolled fee-for-service providers for the collection and transmittal of clinical data authorized by this section.