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Indiana Administrative Code
Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHArticle 1 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL
Rule 410 IAC 1-2.4 - Electronic Reporting of Emergency Department Visit Abstract Data by Hospitals
Section 410 IAC 1-2.4-10 - Confidentiality and security of emergency department visit data

410 Ind. Admin. Code 1-2.4-10

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Section 410 IAC 1-2.4-10 - Confidentiality and security of emergency department visit data

Authority: IC 16-19-10-5; IC 16-19-10-8

Affected: IC 16-19-10

Sec. 10.

(a) Reporting shall be by electronic transfer. The electronic transfer method shall ensure that the confidentiality and security of emergency department visit data is maintained throughout the data transfer process.
(b) The preferred transfer protocol will be the use of HL7 messages from the hospital to the department.
(c) If HL7 messaging is not possible, daily automated file transfers via secure file transfer protocol (FTP) are acceptable.
(d) Medical or epidemiological information, wherever maintained, concerning reported cases or emergency public health events, shall be made available to the commissioner or the commissioner's designee.
(e) Emergency department visit data reported to the department is confidential whether held by the department, the department's agents, or a local health department.

410 IAC 1-2.4-10

Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 1-2.4-10; filed Oct 11, 2005, 12:00 p.m.: 29 IR 799; readopted filed Jul 14, 2011, 11:42 a.m.: 20110810-IR-410110253RFA
Readopted filed 9/13/2017, 4:08 p.m.: 20171011-IR-410170339RFA
Readopted filed 11/28/2023, 11:46 a.m.: 20231227-IR-410230656RFA