Section 1005.20  Department Functions

The Department will:

a)         Publish, make available and disseminate health statistics on as wide a basis as practicable;

b)         Coordinate its efforts with all public and private agencies and their representative co-operative groups to effect sharing of health data;

c)         Participate with public and private agencies in the design and implementation of cooperative health data systems;

d)         Undertake and support research, development, demonstrations and evaluations in regard to the cooperative system, with particular emphasis on health data consortium activities in Illinois; and

e)         Evaluate confidentiality requirements and concerns when making determinations regarding release of health data.

(Source:  Amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 19251, effective September 10, 2014)