Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-95.11

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024

Rule 641-95.11 - Registrars' responsibility for maintenance of confidentiality

(1) The state registrar and county registrar shall maintain the confidentiality of the following material, records, and information:

a. Entries indicated as confidential or statistical in nature on the face of the record or otherwise confidential by law;

b. Any record which is ordered sealed by the state registrar or pursuant to a court order.

(2) The county registrar shall take all necessary steps to ensure that confidential information reflected on vital records has been redacted from general public access. If confidential information is included with accessible information, only accessible information shall be made available to the general public for examination.

(3) The county registrar shall employ at a minimum all of the following methods to ensure confidentiality:

a. Permanently cover or remove, by appropriate means, confidential information;

b. Promptly process the notice to seal a record as directed by the state registrar; and

c. Seal and not reproduce confidential information when copies of vital records are made.

(4) The county registrar may charge reasonable administrative costs to reflect the expenses for efforts required to allow general public access, examination and the assurance of confidentiality of this material and information pursuant to the authority of Iowa Code chapter 22.

a. The administrative cost is to be paid by persons who request the services provided by the county registrar, including supervising, copying or providing a suitable place for such work.

b. The county registrar shall retain all administrative costs collected to allow general public access, examination, and the assurance of confidentiality of the vital record and information pursuant to the authority of Iowa Code chapter 22.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-95.11

ARC 0483C , IAB 12/12/12, effective 1/16/13; see Delay note at end of chapter; ARC 2275C , IAB 12/9/15, Amended by IAB December 9, 2015/Volume XXXVIII, Number 12, effective 1/13/2016