There is hereby created the Health Information Technology Advisory Board. The Advisory Board shall provide guidance related to health information technology and act in an advisory capacity to the Chief Information Officer as established under the Oklahoma Information Services Act. The Advisory Board shall advise in the development of a long-range plan to achieve improved cost effectiveness and improved health outcomes for all Oklahomans through the state’s utilization of health information technology including, but not limited to, best practices and policies to secure and protect individual and personal health information, the capabilities and use of electronic health record systems, the engagement of state entities with Oklahoma’s private health information exchanges, statewide data-sharing interchanges among health information exchanges, health information service providers and other methods of incorporating and monitoring information technology in pursuit of protecting the privacy of patient personal and health care information, greater cost effectiveness and better patient outcomes in health care. As a component of providing guidance to the Chief Information Officer, the Advisory Board will provide input in the review and consideration of all potential health information exchange solutions.