When used in the Oklahoma Health Care Information System Act:

1. "Board" means the State Board of Health;

2. "Commissioner" means the State Commissioner of Health;

3. "Department" means the State Department of Health;

4. "Health care providers" means a hospital or related institution licensed pursuant to Section 1-702 of this title, nursing facilities licensed pursuant to Section 1-1903 of this title, physicians as specified in paragraphs 1 through 7 of subsection A of Section 725.2 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, physical therapists, physician assistants, pharmacists, nurses and home health care providers licensed pursuant to the laws of this state;

5. "Third-party payor" means any entity, other than a purchaser, which is responsible for payment either to the purchaser or the health care provider for health care services rendered by the health care provider;

6. "Public-supported provider" means any public or private entity supported in whole or in part by federal or state funds, or any health care provider contracting with the state for providing health care services including, but not limited to, Medicaid;

7. "Identifying information" means a program identifying number assigned for purposes of statistical and data analysis, which protects and maintains patient and physician anonymity. Identifying information shall remain confidential as provided in Section 1-120 of this title;

8. "Information providers" means and includes health care providers, third-party payors or public-supported providers required to report or submit information to the Division of Health Care Information pursuant to the Oklahoma Health Care Information System Act;

9. "Division" means the Division of Health Care Information; and

10. "Health care information system" means the system for receipt, collection, analysis, evaluation, processing, utilization and dissemination of health care data established and maintained by the Division of Health Care Information pursuant to the Oklahoma Health Care Information System Act.

Added by Laws 1992, c. 347, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 332, § 15; Laws 1994, c. 350, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1998, c. 389, § 3, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2000, c. 52, § 5, emerg. eff. April 14, 2000.