Section 144-709-11.0 - FOLLOW-UP11.1 The administrator of the hospital or birthing center shall assure a protocol is in place to respond to abnormal screening results based on the level of urgency and clinical presentation.11.2 For the purpose of coordinating efforts to detect, prevent, and treat CCHD the Department may share individually identifiable health information related to the potential or actual presence of CCHD, to the extent permitted by law, with other public health programs and agencies whose mission is to detect, prevent and treat these disorders such as a health department of another state in which a child resides.11.3 In order to assess and ensure timely and ongoing treatment related to critical congenital heart defects, and to evaluate the effectiveness of screening and health care services in reducing the morbidity and mortality caused by screened disorders, the Department will collect short and long-term information on individuals confirmed to have a condition included in the program. Healthcare providers will provide requested information within 30 days of request or as otherwise indicated in the request relative to the level of clinical urgency. As needed to ensure patient access to timely and ongoing medical treatment, providers may disclose medical information to the Department in the minimum amount necessary to accomplish the purposes of this regulation. Consent is not required for this disclosure because this rule and the statutes it is based on are made to protect the public health and welfare.10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 709, § 11.0