                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PATIENT LEVEL DATA SYSTEM CONTINUED; REPORTING REQUIREMENTS (§ 32.1-276.6)

A. The Virginia Patient Level Data System is hereby continued, hereinafter
referred to as the &#8220;System.&#8221; Its purpose shall be to establish and
administer an integrated system for collection and analysis of data which shall
be used by consumers, employers, providers, and purchasers of health care and by
state government to continuously assess and improve the quality,
appropriateness, and accessibility of health care in the Commonwealth and to
enhance their ability to make effective health care decisions.

B. Every inpatient hospital shall submit to the Board patient level data as set
forth in this subsection. Every general hospital, ordinary hospital, outpatient
surgical hospital or other facility licensed or certified pursuant to Article 1
(§ 32.1-123 et seq.) of Chapter 5 of this title and every physician and every
oral and maxillofacial surgeon certified to perform certain procedures pursuant
to § 54.1-2709.1 performing surgical procedures in his office shall also submit
to the board outpatient surgical data as set forth in this subsection. Every
oral and maxillofacial surgeon certified to perform certain procedures pursuant
to § 54.1-2709 shall submit to the Board outpatient surgical data as set forth
in this subsection for only those procedures for which certification is required
pursuant to § 54.1-2709.1.
			Any such hospital, facility, physician or oral and maxillofacial surgeon, as
defined in § 32.1-276.3, may report the required data directly to the nonprofit
organization cited in § 32.1-276.4. Unless otherwise noted, patient level data
elements for hospital inpatients and patients having outpatient surgery shall
include, where applicable and included on standard claim forms:

   1. Hospital identifier;

   2. Attending physician identifier (inpatient only);

   3. Operating physician or oral and maxillofacial surgeon identifier;

   4. Payor identifier;

   5. Employer identifier as required on standard claims forms;

   6. Patient identifier (all submissions);

   7. Patient sex, race (inpatient only), date of birth (including century
   indicator), street address, city or county, zip code, employment status code,
   status at discharge, and birth weight for infants (inpatient only);

   8. Admission type, source (inpatient only), date and hour, and diagnosis;

   9. Discharge date (inpatient only) and status;

   10. Principal and secondary diagnoses;

   11. External cause of injury;

   12. Co-morbid conditions existing but not treated;

   13. Procedures and procedure dates;

   14. Revenue center codes, units, and charges as required on standard claims
   forms; and

   15. Total charges.

C. State agencies providing coverage for outpatient services shall submit to the
Board patient level data regarding paid outpatient claims. Information to be
submitted shall be extracted from standard claims forms and, where available,
shall include:

   1. Provider identifier;

   2. Patient identifier;

   3. Physician or oral and maxillofacial surgeon identifier;

   4. Dates of service and diagnostic, procedural, demographic, pharmaceutical,
   and financial information; and

   5. Other related information.

D. When a patient has experienced a nonfatal opioid overdose, the Board shall
report admission, transfer, and discharge data elements submitted for such
patient pursuant to &#xA7; 32.1-372 to the Department of Health Professions for
use in the Prescription Monitoring Program established in &#xA7; 54.1-2520. The
Department of Health Professions shall consult with the Department as
appropriate to ensure the successful transfer of admission, transfer, and
discharge data elements for use in the Prescription Monitoring Program. The
Department of Health Professions shall only provide such data to practitioners
as provided in &#xA7; 54.1-2522.1 and in accordance with the confidentiality
requirements of this chapter and &#xA7; 54.1-2523.
			The Board shall promulgate regulations specifying the format for submission
of such outpatient data. State agencies may submit this data directly to the
nonprofit organization cited in &#xA7; 32.1-276.4.

HISTORY: 1996, c. 902; 2001, c. 341; 2003, c. 466; 2009, c. 652; 2025, c. 487.