Iowa Code Title IV. Public Health [Chs. 123-158] § 135D.6. Exchange advisory committee

a. Advise the department regarding the needs of participants and nonparticipants relating to the exchange of health information.

b. Ensure the department develops, and the designated entity complies with, the standards, requirements, policies, and procedures for access to, use, secondary use, privacy, and security of health information exchanged through the Iowa health information network, consistent with applicable federal and state standards and laws.

c. Direct a public and private collaborative effort to promote the adoption and use of health information technology in the state to improve health care quality, increase patient safety, reduce health care costs, enhance public health, and empower individuals and health care professionals with comprehensive, real-time medical information to provide continuity of care and make the best health care decisions.

d. Educate the public and the health care sector about the value of health information technology in improving patient care, and methods to promote increased support and collaboration of state and local public health agencies, health care professionals, and consumers in health information technology initiatives.

e. Work to align interstate and intrastate interoperability standards in accordance with national health information exchange standards.

f. Provide an annual budget and fiscal report for the Iowa health information network to the governor, the department of health and human services, the department of management, and the general assembly.  The report shall also include information about the services provided through the network and information on the participant usage of the network.