Ind. Code ch. 16-19-10

Ind. Code ch. 16-19-10
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Ind. Code § 16-19-10-1 Center defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "center" refers to the state health data center established by this chapter. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-48-1.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 16-19-10-2 Health data defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "health data" means information on the following: (1) A person's: (A) health status; (B) ethnicity; and (C) gender. (2) The cost, availability, and use of health resources and services. The term includes vital statistics and vital records as described in this title. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-48-2.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.142-1995, SEC.8.

Ind. Code § 16-19-10-3 Establishment

Sec. 3. The state department shall establish the state health data center. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-48-3.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 16-19-10-4 Duties

Sec. 4. The center shall do the following: (1) Collect and process health data. (2) Maintain statistics concerning gender and ethnicity and provide the information to the state department annually. (3) Improve the quality, timeliness, and comparability of health statistics. (4) Analyze and disseminate information about the health status of Indiana residents. (5) Provide access to health data to persons who are permitted to obtain the data under this chapter. (6) Ensure the security and protection of health data maintained by the state department. (7) Support the goals and objectives of the Cooperative Health Statistics System established by the federal National Center for Health Statistics. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-48-4.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.142-1995, SEC.9; P.L.56-2023, SEC.147; P.L.164-2023, SEC.16.

Ind. Code § 16-19-10-5 Rules

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this chapter. (b) The state department may not adopt a rule that restricts a person's access to health data unless the right to inspect and copy that health data is specifically restricted by statute. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-48-5.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 16-19-10-6 State department surveys; confidentiality

Sec. 6. (a) The state department may conduct surveys: (1) concerning the health status of Indiana residents; and (2) evaluating the effectiveness of the state department's programs. (b) Information contained in a survey described in subsection (a) that identifies or could be used to determine the identity of a person responding to the survey is confidential. All other information contained in the survey is not confidential and is available for inspection and copying under IC 5-14-3. (c) For purposes of this section, "survey" does not include data or information that is generated, collected, or transferred under IC 16-21-6-7 or IC 16-39-5-3. As added by P.L.261-2003, SEC.14.

Ind. Code § 16-19-10-6.5 Analysis of information for quality improvement; confidentiality of information

Sec. 6.5. (a) The state department may analyze information submitted by entities regulated by the state department for quality improvement purposes. (b) The information generated by the state department under subsection (a), including any communication about the quality improvement analysis, is confidential, and not subject to release under IC 5-14-3, except the state department may release the information to the relevant regulated entities. As added by P.L.147-2023, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 16-19-10-7 Medical or epidemiological information; form of disclosure; consent

Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to medical or epidemiological information protected from disclosure under IC 16-41-8-1 or data or information that is confidential under IC 16-21-6-7 or IC 16-39-5-3. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), medical or epidemiological information: (1) collected from or volunteered by a person; and (2) that results in or from: (A) a public health surveillance; (B) a public health investigation; or (C) an epidemiological investigation or study; may be released only in a form that protects the identity of a person whose medical or epidemiological information was obtained. (c) Medical or epidemiological information described in subsection (b) may be released in a form that does not protect the identity of a person whose medical or epidemiological information was obtained if: (1) the person consents in writing to the release of the person's medical or epidemiological information; or (2) the investigation or study results in an administrative or a judicial proceeding and release of the medical or epidemiological information is ordered by, before July 1, 2020, the administrative law judge, after June 30, 2020, the administrative law judge (as defined in IC 4-21.5-1-2), or the court. As added by P.L.261-2003, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.205-2019, SEC.18.

Ind. Code § 16-19-10-8 Counterterrorism symptom and health syndrome data collection; data release

Sec. 8. (a) The state department shall support the goals and objectives of the state's counterterrorism programs by collecting data related to: (1) symptoms; and (2) health syndromes; from outbreaks or suspected outbreaks of diseases or other health conditions that may be a danger to public health. (b) A health care provider or other entity that collects data described in subsection (a) shall report to the state department in accordance with rules adopted under section 5 of this chapter. (c) The state department shall establish reporting, monitoring, and prevention procedures for data collected under this section. (d) Data: (1) collected under subsection (a); or (2) reported under subsection (b); from which the identity of an individual may be ascertained are confidential. (e) The state department may release data collected under this section to an Indiana nonprofit entity that performs health data services for health care providers if the state department: (1) determines that the release is necessary as part of a response to a public health event, including an outbreak, epidemic, or pandemic; and (2) executes a data use agreement with the entity that specifies the permitted use and disclosure of any released information. As added by P.L.8-2004, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.130-2021, SEC.8.
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