16 Del. C. § 3004T: Request for proposals; process to enlist volunteers for program [For application and expiration of this chapter upon fulfillment of contingency, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 453, §§ 2, 4].

(a) The Secretary shall develop a request for proposals (RFP) from technology providers and others as needed and shall list specifications listed within the requirements for the Delaware Diabetic Wellness Pilot Program (Pilot Program) needed to comply with this program. Additionally, the Secretary shall coordinate with the Delaware Health Information Network (DHIN) and the local Delaware medical system selected to develop a process to enlist the voluntary participation of at least 400 but no more than 500 participants into this Pilot Program. In recruiting volunteer participants, the Secretary shall make a reasonable effort to work to guarantee that the enrolled patient population reflects the racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, geographic, age, and gender diversity of Delawareans living with type 2 diabetes, consistent with available epidemiological data on diabetes prevalence across demographic groups in the State. DHIN will coordinate with the Delaware medical system to compile statistics on 2 distinct groups of patients with type 2 diabetes: volunteers who participate in the Pillot Program, and a group of no less than 200 deidentified type 2 diabetic patients exhibiting similar demographic characteristics as those participating in the Pilot Program. These patients will remain deidentified but tracked and reported for comparison of progress and outcomes to the patients in the Pilot Program by DHIN.

Additionally, the physician-led healthcare team for each accepted volunteer patient also will be enlisted to assist the monitoring and reporting of information needed for the Pilot Program and the development of an individualized healthcare plan for each patient in the Pilot Program. This will include patient care coordinators and dieticians specifically trained in requirements for this Pilot Program.

(b) All information made available to the Pilot Program must be in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) [P.L. 104-191].

(c) If the process under subsection (a) of this section fails to produce at least 400 volunteer patients, the Secretary may open this Pilot Program to healthcare plans to provide qualified Delaware volunteer patients and their physicians.