At the January 29, 2009 meeting of NYeC's Policy and Operations Council [1], the New York State Department of Health announced that it had approved two other work products emerging from the Statewide Collaboration Process [2]. These items are as follows:

• Vendor Contract Requirements [3]: This document sets forth the terms and conditions that must be included in contracts between RHIOs [3] and CHITAs [3] that have been awarded HEAL 5 grants and certain of their technology vendors to ensure that any software or services provided by those vendors complies with the Statewide Policy Guidance.
• Model RHIO Consent Form [4]: This is the model form that RHIOs and their participants must use to collect consumers’ consents for providers to access their medical records through the RHIO [4]. Effective June 1, 2009, RHIOs and their participants must starting using this form or a state-approved substitute for new consents. The full set of privacy and security policies can be found here [5].