La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § V-16307

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section V-16307 - Access to Information from the Central Registry

A. The LBDMN or other authorized persons may conduct investigations of cases or suspected cases in the LBDMN registry.

B. Access to the central registry information is limited to LBDMN personnel. Other persons with a valid scientific research interest may be granted access to the information upon approval by program director, the board, and the Department's Institutional Review Board. These persons must satisfy any requirements stipulated by the board, and must receive Institutional Review Board permission to obtain the data.

C. All persons granted access to confidential information and data shall agree, in writing, to maintain confidentiality, and shall be subject to civil penalties and/or internal proceedings and penalties if confidentiality is violated. Penalties may include denial of future access to confidential information.

D. The department and LBDMN shall maintain a listing of each person who is given access to confidential information in the LBDMN registry. The listing is public information and shall be made available to the public during the office's normal hours of operation. The listing shall include:

1. the name of the person authorizing access;

2. the name, title, and organizational affiliation of each person who is granted access;

3. the dates of access;

4. the specific information requested;

5. the specific purpose for which the information was used;

6. results of independent research.

E. Progress reports and reports of findings generated from approved studies shall be submitted to the LBDMN staff and board annually or at the conclusion of the project, if the duration is shorter than 12 months.

F. All persons granted access to LBDMN information and data shall certify the destruction of data at the conclusion of the project.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § V-16307

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 30:1020 (May 2004).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40.31.48.