DHS 120.12(6)(b)2.2. ‘Data elements collected.’ Hospitals shall report information on specific ambulatory patient surgical procedures required under subd. 1. from a hospital outpatient department or a hospital-affiliated ambulatory surgical center. The following data elements shall be submitted for each surgical procedure: DHS 120.12(6)(c)1.1. Each hospital shall submit to the department all data described in par. (a). The method of submission shall be defined in the department’s data submission manual. DHS 120.12(6)(c)2.2. Within 45 calendar days after the end of each calendar quarter, each hospital shall submit to the department the surgical data specified in par. (a) for all ambulatory patient surgical procedures using the department’s electronic submission system. The department’s electronic submission system shall be described in the department’s data submission manual. Calendar quarters shall begin on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 and shall end on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31. DHS 120.12(6)(c)3.3. The department may grant an extension of the deadline specified under subd. 2. only when the hospital adequately justifies to the department the hospital’s need for additional time. In this subdivision, “adequate justification” means a delay due to a strike, fire, natural disaster or catastrophic computer failure. A hospital desiring an extension shall submit a request for an extension in writing to the department at least 10 calendar days before the date the data are due. The department may grant an extension for up to 30 calendar days. DHS 120.12(6)(c)4.4. Each hospital shall submit ambulatory patient surgical data electronically with physical specifications, format and record layout in accordance with the department’s data submission manual. DHS 120.12(6)(c)5.5. Upon written request, the department shall provide consultation to a hospital to enable the requesting hospital to submit ambulatory patient surgical data according to the department’s specifications. DHS 120.12(6)(c)6.a.a. To ensure confidentiality, hospitals using qualified vendors to submit data shall provide to the department an original trading partner agreement that has been signed and notarized by the qualified vendor and the hospital.