The bill mandates the commissioner of health to provide a grant to Breakwater Health Network, a network of federally qualified health centers, to support the development of electronic health records (EHR). It appropriates a total of $2,500,000 from the general fund, with $1,250,000 allocated for fiscal year 2024 and another $1,250,000 for fiscal year 2025. The funding is intended for the identification, purchase, testing, and implementation of a new EHR system that meets specific criteria aimed at enhancing patient care, improving documentation, and facilitating the exchange of patient information among providers.

The new EHR system must also establish an equity framework for collecting data on social determinants of health, improve both patient and provider experiences, enhance population health, reduce healthcare costs, and strengthen the security of patient health information. This initiative is a one-time appropriation aimed at modernizing health record management within the network of federally qualified health centers.