Implementation.

deleted text begin By January 1, 2015, all hospitals and health care providers, as defined in section 62J.03, subdivision 8 , must have in place an interoperable electronic health records system within their hospital system or clinical practice setting. deleted text end The commissioner of health, in consultation with the e-Health Advisory Committee, shall develop deleted text begin a statewide plan to meet this goal, including deleted text end uniform standards to be used for the interoperable new text begin electronic health records new text end system for sharing and synchronizing patient data across systems. The standards must be compatible with federal efforts. The uniform standards must be developed by January 1, 2009, and updated on an ongoing basis. The commissioner shall include an update on standards development as part of an annual report to the legislature. Individual health care providers in private practice with no other providers and health care providers that do not accept reimbursement from a group purchaser, as defined in section 62J.03, subdivision 6 , are excluded from the requirements of this section.