Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 144-700-10.0 - Confidentiality of all individually identifiable health Information10.1. All data collected or developed by the Panel Coordinator, containing either direct or indirect individually identifiable information, shall be confidential and privileged and will not be considered a public record.10.2.Confidential medical information submitted to or developed by the Panel Coordinator shall only be available to the Panel Coordinator for the purposes of analysis prior to de-identification of such information to the Panel.10.3.In the event a proposed research plan involves contacting family members, written consent of the family of any deceased fetus, infant or mother shall be required for use or release of any information by the Panel Coordinator.10.4.All data will be maintained in a manner consistent with 22 M.R.S.A. §42(5) and §261(7).10.5. Confidentiality provisions which govern the Panel will be reviewed periodically to ensure that public confidence in the ability of the Panel and Maine CDC to safeguard individually identifiable information will be maintained.10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 700, § 10.0