Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.7-8. Security
The HIE must be subject to at least the following security procedures:
(1) Authenticate the recipient of any confidential healthcare information disclosed by the HIE pursuant to this chapter pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the department;
(2) Limit authorized access to personally identifiable confidential healthcare information to persons having a need to know that information; additional employees or agents may have access to de-identified information;
(3) Identify an individual or individuals who have responsibility for maintaining security procedures for the HIE;
(4) Provide an electronic or written statement to each employee or agent as to the necessity of maintaining the security and confidentiality of confidential healthcare information, and of the penalties provided for in this chapter for the unauthorized access, release, transfer, use, or disclosure of this information; and
(5) Take no disciplinary or punitive action against any employee or agent for bringing evidence of violation of this chapter to the attention of any person.
History of Section.
P.L. 2008, ch. 171, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 466, § 2; P.L. 2009, ch. 310, § 33; P.L. 2021, ch. 362, § 1, effective July 12, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 364, § 1, effective July 12, 2021.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.7-8
- Confidential healthcare information: means all information relating to a patient's healthcare history, diagnosis, condition, treatment, or evaluation. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.7-3
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- HIE: means the technical system operated, or to be operated, by the RHIO under state authority allowing for the statewide electronic mobilization of confidential healthcare information, pursuant to this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.7-3
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6