Md. Code Regs. 30.08.04.06

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 12, June 14, 2024

Section 30.08.04.06 - Access to Trauma Registry and Specialty Care Information

A. Data that identifies individual patients, providers, and hospital outcomes is confidential.

B. MIEMSS may only release confidential information:

(1) As required by the Health Services Cost Review Commission under Health-General Article, §19-130, Annotated Code of Maryland; or

(2) In accordance with:

(a) The provisions of Health Occupations Article, Title 1, Subtitle 4, and §14-506, Annotated Code of Maryland; and

(b) Other criteria as developed by MIEMSS pertaining to patient confidentiality and quality management records.

C. MIEMSS may approve requests for data and other information from the State trauma registry and specialty care databases for special studies and analyses in accordance with §B of this regulation.

D. A person having access to information collected under this subtitle may use the information only for the purposes allowed under Regulation .04 of this chapter.

E. MIEMSS may require a person who requests data or other information from the State trauma registry and specialty care databases to pay all or part of the reasonable costs associated with special preparation of the request.

F. MIEMSS may not disclose confidential information to any person, except on request:

(1) To an approved regional or State quality improvement program if the regional or State quality improvement program is subject to the same confidentiality guidelines as MIEMSS;

(2) To a scientific research professional associated with a scientific research organization, if:

(a) MIEMSS has reviewed and approved the research professional's written research proposal with respect to scientific merit and confidentiality safeguards, and

(b) The data does not identify specific hospitals or patients; and

(3) MIEMSS shall provide aggregate State trauma registry and specialty care data to hospitals, public or private agencies, and other interested parties for:

(a) Prevention activities,

(b) Epidemiological or demographic studies, or

(c) Education and research projects.

Md. Code Regs. 30.08.04.06

Regulation .06 amended effective July 1, 2002 (29:12 Md. R. 932); December 19, 2005 (32:25 Md. R. 1947)