2013 Indiana Code TITLE 16. HEALTH ARTICLE 19. STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CHAPTER 10. STATE HEALTH DATA CENTER
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IC 16-19-10
Chapter 10. State Health Data Center
IC 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.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2.
IC 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.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.142-1995, SEC.8.
IC 16-19-10-3
Establishment
Sec. 3. The state department shall establish the state health data
center.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2.
IC 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 of health
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) Support the goals and objectives of the Cooperative Health
Statistics System established by the federal National Center for
Health Statistics.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.142-1995, SEC.9.
IC 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.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2.
IC 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.
IC 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 the administrative
law judge or the court.
As added by P.L.261-2003, SEC.15.
IC 16-19-10-8
Counterterrorism symptom and health syndrome data collection
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.
As added by P.L.8-2004, SEC.1.
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