Amendments to California’s Data Exchange Framework Pass Legislature

SB 660 (Menjivar) has passed through the California legislature and now awaits signature by Governor Newsom. The bill reshapes the governance of the state’s Data Exchange Framework (DxF) by transferring oversight from the California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) to the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) and authorizes HCAI to initiate enforcement actions, contingent on budget appropriations. SB 660 also clarifies the health care organizations required to participate in the DxF, in addition to other entities designated by HCAI as required entities.