N.J. Admin. Code § 8:57-3.19

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:57-3.19 - Data exchange

(a) Any authorized user reporting vaccinations pursuant to 8:57-3.16, or performing or reporting preventive health screenings shall submit all vaccination and preventive health screening information to the NJIIS in a secure electronic format as established by the Department.

1. The Department shall inform authorized users, as described in (a) above, of the secure electronic file format upon completion of the enrollment and training process established at 8:57-3.8.

(b) Health benefit plans, billing vendors, and practice management vendors should submit all vaccination and preventive health screening information to the NJIIS in accordance with the NJIIS interface file specifications.

1. The Department's Office of Information Technology Services (OITS) will distribute NJIIS interface file specifications to authorized users that will be made available on the NJIIS webpage at: http://njiis.nj.gov/njiis/jsp/uploadshots.jsp.

2. Interface file specifications may be requested by calling the NJIIS helpdesk at (800) 883-0059.

3. Data exchange requestors should develop the interface according to format specifications and contact the NJIIS helpdesk at (800) 883-0059 to establish the secure file transfer protocol.

(c) The Department may permit the transmission, sharing, or exchange of immunization data contained in the NJIIS, in part or in its entirety, with another state or regional immunization registry that is officially recognized by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases through voluntary certification as set forth in the IRC, pursuant to its health care oversight function if:

1. The receiving state or regional registry has confidentiality and security protections in place that are consistent with the protections of the NJIIS; and

2. The NJIIS data is to be exchanged in good faith in order to further the purposes of promoting public health and/or providing patient care.

(d) To the extent that the Department permits the exchange of data contained in the NJIIS, the Department's data exchange policies will be consistent with the Implementation Guide for Immunization Data Transactions.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:57-3.19

The adopted version of this section 56 N.J.R. 213(a), effective 1/3/2024 is not yet available