§1168.4. Protection of health information; limitations on data use
A. The board shall maintain the data system in a secure environment which
complies, at minimum, with all applicable federal laws and regulations providing for the
protection of health information.
B.(1) The board may authorize and facilitate access to data in the system to an
outside party only if that party seeks the data for use in a bona fide medical research effort
which has been authorized by the institutional review board of the organization conducting
the research.
(2) The board shall have exclusive authority to determine whether an activity
qualifies as a bona fide medical research effort in accordance with Paragraph (1) of this
Subsection.
(3) Any disclosure of data in the system shall be subject to the approval of the board.
Acts 2019, No. 207, §1.