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House Study Bill 141 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to personally identifiable information included
2in reportable disease reports.
3BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 11.41, subsection 3, Code 2021, is
2amended to read as follows:
33. If the information, records, instrumentalities, and
4properties sought by the auditor of state are required by law
5to be kept confidential, the auditor of state shall have access
6to the information, records, instrumentalities, and properties,
7but shall maintain the confidentiality of all such information
8and is subject to the same penalties as the lawful custodian
9of the information for dissemination of the information.
10However, the auditor of state shall not have access to the
11income tax returns of individuals or to personally identifiable
12information included in a reportable disease report, including
13but not limited to the information required to be included in
14such a report as specified in section 139A.3, subsection 1.
15 Sec. 2. Section 139A.3, Code 2021, is amended by adding the
16following new subsection:
17 NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. A state or local agency employee
18or agent shall not have access to personally identifiable
19information included in a reportable disease report provided
20to or maintained by the department, a local board, or a
21local department, unless the employee or agent has completed
22training regarding the federal Health Insurance Portability and
23Accountability Act of 1996, Pub.L.No.104–191.
24EXPLANATION
25The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
26the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
27This bill relates to personally identifiable information
28included in a reportable disease report.
29The bill provides that the auditor of state shall not have
30access to personally identifiable information included in a
31reportable disease report, including but not limited to the
32information required to be included in such a report by law.
33The bill also prohibits a state or local agency employee or
34agent from having access to personally identifiable information
35included in a reportable disease report provided to or
-1-1maintained by the department of public health, a local board
2of health, or a local public health department, unless the
3employee or agent has completed training regarding the federal
4Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
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2in reportable disease reports.
3BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 11.41, subsection 3, Code 2021, is
2amended to read as follows:
33. If the information, records, instrumentalities, and
4properties sought by the auditor of state are required by law
5to be kept confidential, the auditor of state shall have access
6to the information, records, instrumentalities, and properties,
7but shall maintain the confidentiality of all such information
8and is subject to the same penalties as the lawful custodian
9of the information for dissemination of the information.
10However, the auditor of state shall not have access to the
11income tax returns of individuals or to personally identifiable
12information included in a reportable disease report, including
13but not limited to the information required to be included in
14such a report as specified in section 139A.3, subsection 1.
15 Sec. 2. Section 139A.3, Code 2021, is amended by adding the
16following new subsection:
17 NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. A state or local agency employee
18or agent shall not have access to personally identifiable
19information included in a reportable disease report provided
20to or maintained by the department, a local board, or a
21local department, unless the employee or agent has completed
22training regarding the federal Health Insurance Portability and
23Accountability Act of 1996, Pub.L.No.104–191.
24EXPLANATION
25The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
26the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
27This bill relates to personally identifiable information
28included in a reportable disease report.
29The bill provides that the auditor of state shall not have
30access to personally identifiable information included in a
31reportable disease report, including but not limited to the
32information required to be included in such a report by law.
33The bill also prohibits a state or local agency employee or
34agent from having access to personally identifiable information
35included in a reportable disease report provided to or
-1-1maintained by the department of public health, a local board
2of health, or a local public health department, unless the
3employee or agent has completed training regarding the federal
4Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
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