144C.6  Confidentiality of information.

1.  The transactions data and other data collected and transmitted through the system shall be kept confidential. The confidentiality of patient information shall be protected and the laws of this state which relate to patient confidentiality apply.

2.  The board shall establish policies and procedures consistent with this chapter and rules adopted by the division which ensure the confidentiality of information in the system, provide access to qualified individuals or organizations requesting access, establish a review process for denials of access to information in the system, and establish penalties for violations of these policies and procedures. Policies and procedures adopted by the board pursuant to this section are subject to the review and approval of the division.

3.  The board shall establish an ethics and confidentiality review committee to administer this section.

Section History: Recent form

  94 Acts, ch 1033, §7


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