Iowa Code 135.166 – Health data — collection and use — collection from hospitals
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1. a. The department of public health shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the contractor selected through a request for proposals process to act as the department’s intermediary in collecting, maintaining, and disseminating hospital inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory data, as initially authorized in 1996 Iowa Acts, ch. 1212, §5, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (4), and 641 IAC 177.3.
b. The memorandum of understanding shall include but is not limited to provisions that address the duties of the department and the contractor regarding the collection, reporting, disclosure, storage, and confidentiality of the data.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 135.166
- Department: means the Iowa department of public health. See Iowa Code 135.61
- Hospital: means hospital as defined in section 135B. See Iowa Code 135.61
- State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Iowa Code 152E.3
2. Unless otherwise authorized or required by state or federal law, data collected under this section shall not include the social security number or name of the individual subject of the data.