Official Text and Analysis.

Transfers authority and oversight of the All Payer Claims Database (APCD) from the Office of Financial Management to the Health Care Authority.

Prohibits the lead organization from publishing any Medicaid data that is in conflict with the biannual Medicaid forecast.

Directs the Office of Financial Management (OFM), as opposed to the Health Care Authority (HCA), to convene the state agency coordinating structure. Requires the coordinating structure to consult with OFM, as opposed to HCA, in the development of database policies and rules.

Specifically includes accountable communities of health as one of the partners that the agency coordinating structure must collaborate with. (2) Requires the lead organization and HCA to permit persons and entities with data use agreements in place on June 1, 2019, to be able to extend those agreements through June 30, 2020, with the same fee schedule, if the person or entity chooses.

Clarifies that any claims data collected in the database is owned by the state, and the data ownership cannot be transferred to the lead organization or data vendor through a contract; (2) Restores the requirement that the lead organization must be selected from among the best potential bidders; and (3) Requires the Health Care Authority to ensure that no officer or employee participating in the procurement process has a conflict with the proper discharge of their duties, or is a member of a bidding organization's board of directors, advisory committee, or similar group. Any officer or employee with a prohibited relationship must withdraw from the procurement process.