(1) Information and records contained in the TSE registry shall be kept confidential and may be released only as provided by this chapter and the rules of the department.
(2)  The department and an authorized contractor may enter into agreements to exchange confidential information with other TSE registries in order to obtain complete reports of Idaho residents treated in other states and to provide information to other states regarding their residents treated in Idaho. Agreements sharing information from the TSE registry shall include a provision requiring the receiving agency to keep such information confidential.
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Terms Used In Idaho Code 57-2006

  • Confidential information: means information which may identify a patient, health care facility or health care practitioner. See Idaho Code 57-2002
  • Contractor: means that individual, partnership, corporation or other entity performing TSE registry services under a contractual agreement with the department. See Idaho Code 57-2002
  • De-identified information: means records and information contained in the TSE registry, including compilations and analyses thereof that do not contain information which might identify a patient, health care facility or health care practitioner. See Idaho Code 57-2002
  • Department: means the bureau of emergency medical services and preparedness of the Idaho department of health and welfare. See Idaho Code 57-2002
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • TSE: means a time sensitive emergency, specifically trauma, heart attack or stroke. See Idaho Code 57-2002
  • TSE registry: means the population-based data system that provides ongoing and systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of information related to trauma, stroke and heart attack for system improvement, prevention and research activities. See Idaho Code 57-2002
(3)  The department and an authorized contractor may, in their discretion, publish or furnish to health researchers and the public de-identified information including compilations and analyses thereof.
(4)  The department and an authorized contractor may furnish confidential information to other TSE registries, federal TSE programs, or health researchers in order to perform and collaborate with research studies. Persons and entities receiving confidential information for research purposes must comply with rules of the department relating to the confidentiality of TSE registry records and information.
(5)  The department and an authorized contractor may furnish confidential information relating to a specific licensed hospital, including compilations and analyses of such confidential information, to the specific licensed hospital to which it relates.
(6)  TSE registry records and information shall not be available for purposes of litigation except by order of the court. Any such order shall contain such protective provisions as are reasonable and necessary to prevent the public or further disclosure of the records and information and shall contain a provision requiring the destruction of the records and information when no longer needed for the litigation.