Current through September 2, 2024
Section 16.02.10.170 - CANCER01.Reporting Requirements. Cancer is to be reported within one hundred and eighty (180) days of its diagnosis or recurrence to the Cancer Data Registry of Idaho (CDRI).02.Handling of Report. All data reported to the CDRI is available for use in aggregate form for epidemiologic analysis of the incidence, prevalence, survival, and risk factors associated with Idaho's cancer experience. Disclosure of confidential information for research projects must comply with the CDRI's confidentiality policies as well as IDAPA 16.05.01, "Use and Disclosure of Department Records."03.Cancers Designated as Reportable. Cancers that are designated reportable to the CDRI include the following as described in Section 57-1703, Idaho Code. a. Each in-situ or malignant neoplasm diagnosed by histology, radiology, laboratory testing, clinical observation, autopsy, or suggested by cytology is reportable, excluding basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin unless occurring on a mucous membrane and excluding in-situ neoplasms of the cervix.b. Benign neoplasms are reportable if occurring in the central nervous system including the brain, meninges, pineal gland, or pituitary gland.c. The use of the words "apparently," "appears to," "comparable with," "compatible with," "consistent with," "favor," "malignant appearing," "most likely," "presumed," "probable," "suspected," "suspicious," or "typical" is sufficient to make a case reportable.d. The use of the words "questionable," "possible," "suggests," "equivocal," "approaching," "rule out," "potentially malignant," or "worrisome," is not sufficient to make a case reportable.04.Report Content. Each reported case must include the patient's name, demographic information, date of diagnosis, primary site, metastatic sites, histology, stage of disease, initial treatments, subsequent treatment, and survival time. Reporting of cases must adhere to cancer reporting standards as provided in "Standards for Cancer Registries, Vol. II." as incorporated by reference in Section 004 of these rules.05.Reported By Whom. Every private, federal, or military hospital, out-patient surgery center, radiation treatment center, pathology laboratory, or physician providing a diagnosis or treatment related to a reportable cancer is responsible for reporting or furnishing cancer-related data, including annual follow-up, to CDRI.Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.02.10.170