RSA 141-J:8 · Privacy and Confidentiality Protections

141-J:8 Privacy and Confidentiality Protections. –

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I.

Any person allowed access to individually identifiable health information in program records shall sign a confidentiality agreement, in a form specified by the department, requiring adherence to privacy and security protections equivalent to or greater than the protections provided in this chapter.

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II.

The department shall maintain a list of any persons other than program staff given access to individually identifiable health information. The list shall include:

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(a)

The name of the person authorizing access.

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(b)

The name, title, and organizational affiliation of each person given access.

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(c)

The date of access.

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(d)

The specific purpose for which the information was used.

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III.

Individually identifiable health information in the records of the program may be retained for 18 years or, if the information relates to a minor, until the individual reaches the age of 18. Thereafter, the program may use and retain the information only in a form where an individual's identity cannot be discerned. Source. 2008, 186:1, eff. June 11, 2008.

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