Establishes the Public Health Data Privacy and Protection Act to regulate the reporting of reportable disease data held by the Rhode Island.
The Public Health Data Privacy and Protection Act regulates the reporting of reportable disease data held by the Rhode Island Department of Health. It defines terms such as "de-identified data" and "line-level data." The act restricts the release of line-level data to specific purposes, including public health activities, research, and as required by federal law. It mandates confidentiality protections and outlines conditions for data use, security, retention, and destruction.
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