[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR480.143]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

  CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 

                  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)

 

PART 480_ACQUISITION, PROTECTION, AND DISCLOSURE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT 

 

     Subpart B_Utilization and Quality Control Quality Improvement 

                          Organizations (QIOs)

 

Sec.  480.143  QIO involvement in shared health data systems.



    (a) Information collected by a QIO. Except as prohibited in 

paragraph (b) of this section, information collected by a QIO may be 

processed and stored by a cooperative health statistics system 

established under the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 242k) or 

other State or Federally authorized shared data system.

    (b) QIO participation. A QIO may not participate in a cooperative 

health statistics system or other shared health data system if the 

disclosure rules of the system would prevent the QIO from complying with 

the rules of this part.

    (c) Disclosure of QIO information obtained by a shared health data 

system. QIO information must not be disclosed by the shared health data 

system unless--

    (1) The source from which the QIO acquired the information consents 

to or requests disclosure; or

    (2) The QIO requests the disclosure of the information to carry out 

a disclosure permitted under a provision of this part.



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