Notwithstanding section 22.7, subsection 2, section 135B.12, section 217.30, or any other statute, it is lawful to provide the information requested pursuant to section 145.3 as follows:
1. From hospitals, third-party payers, and other persons to the director of public health or Iowa department of public health, director of human services or the department of human services, or the commissioner of insurance or the insurance division of the department of commerce.
2. From the commissioner of insurance and the director of human services and the director of public health to the health data commission.
3. From the health data commission to the corporation, association, or other entity providing research for the commission.
4. From the health data commission or its designee to interested persons.
Information provided pursuant to section 145.3 shall not identify a patient by name, address, or patient identification number unless authorized by the patient. Violation of this paragraph is a serious misdemeanor.
The commission shall determine the form in which information will be made available and to whom, when, and under what circumstances the information shall be made available. The commission may enter into agreements with private parties for the release of the information. Consistent with the purpose and intent to protect patient confidentiality expressed in section 145.1, the agreements, the terms of which shall be dictated by the commission, may prohibit parties from rereleasing some or all of the information provided. The commission may assess civil penalties against those parties who violate the terms of the agreements.
A person shall not be civilly liable as a result of the person's acts, omissions, or decisions as a member of the commission or as an employee or agent in connection with the person's duties for the commission.
83 Acts, ch 27, § 4; 83 Acts, ch 96, § 160; 91 Acts, ch 163, §3
Referred to in § 145.3
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