Section 663.90  Conditions for Obtaining Information Concerning Patient Identifications

Information containing patient identifications, including any data which the Department maintains, may be released by the Department to persons requesting such information when all of the following conditions are fulfilled:

a)         The person requesting the data is trained in scientific investigation and is affiliated with a foundation or institution devoted to medical research.

b)         The protocol for a funded research project shows the need for the data requested, and has been approved by the Director of Public Health.

c)         The person requesting the information shall protect the individual identifying data from further disclosure, in accordance with Section 4 of the "Reye's Syndrome Reporting Act" and these rules.

d)         The person requesting the information has agreed to furnish the Director of the Department of Public Health, within six months after completion of the project, with a written report of the project.  When the project is a long term study, annual progress reports shall be supplied to the Department of Public Health.