90-590-125 Me. Code R. § 3

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 590-125-3 - Identifying Information

Data elements determined to be direct identifiers of individuals include the following:

A. Patient's Name;

B. Names of Patient's Family Members;

C. Insured's Name;

D. Patient's or Insured's Address;

E. Patient's or Insured's Telephone or FAX Numbers. Includes both home and work numbers;

F. Patient Control Number. A unique alphanumeric number assigned by a health care provider to facilitate retrieval of individual financial records and posting of payment;

G. Medical Record Number. A number assigned to the patient's medical/health record by the provider;

H. Patient's Account Number. A unique number used by a health care provider or supplier to identify an individual's case records and for posting payment;

I. Patient's or Insured's Social Security Number;

J. Insured's Unique Health Insurance Identification Number;

K. Insured's Unique Health Insurance Certificate Number;

L. Patient's Medicare/Medicaid Health Insurance Identification Number;

M. Patient's Federal Employees Compensation Act Number;

N. Patient's or Insured's Credit Card Number;

O. Patient's or Insured's Bank Account Number;

P. Patient's or Insured's Operator's License Number;

Q. Patient's or Insured's Vehicle Registration Number;

R. Patient's or Insured's Vehicle License Plate Number;

S. Patient's or Insured's Vehicle Identification Number;

T. Patient's or Insured's Finger or Voice Prints;

U. Patient's or Insured's Photographic Images;

V. Patient's Pilot Medical Certificate Number;

W. Patient's Maine Department of Corrections Inmate Identification Number;

X. Patient's or Insured's Medical Device Identifiers and Serial Numbers; and

Y. Any other unique number, characteristic, code or information that is a direct identifier.

90-590 C.M.R. ch. 125, § 3