Data Sharing to Support ECM. CalOptima, including its Health Networks, and County agree to exchange available information and data as required by DHCS guidance and as reasonably required by CalOptima Policies, including but not limited to notification of hospital emergency department visits, inpatient admissions and discharges, health history, behavioral health history, and other agreed upon information to support the physical and mental health of ECM Members. CalOptima, including its Health Networks, and County shall conduct such sharing in compliance with all applicable Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements (including applying the minimum necessary standard when applicable), and other federal and California state laws and regulations. Further, County shall establish and maintain a data-sharing agreement with other providers that is compliant with all federal and California state laws and regulations as necessary. If applicable laws and/or regulations require an ECM Member’s valid authorization for release of health information and a legal exception does not apply, County may not release such information without the ECM Member’s valid authorization.
