Individual patient information submitted to the department under the provisions of this article shall not be public information. Reports and studies prepared and released by the department based upon such data shall be public information. Reports and studies prepared by the department shall be statistically risk adjusted using a generally accepted formula for such adjustments to account for variations in patient morbidity and diagnoses. The department shall not release any information obtained from the data in a form which could be used to identify a patient. The department may authorize the use of the data redacted to prevent the release of confidential patient information by legitimate research organizations, so long as patient confidentiality is maintained.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.
Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.
Chapter 11A - Reporting Notifiable Diseases.
Article 5 - Patient Infection Data Reporting and Collection.
Section 22-11A-110 - Short Title.
Section 22-11A-111 - Definitions.
Section 22-11A-112 - Health Care Facility Acquired Infection Data Collection and Dissemination.
Section 22-11A-113 - Rules and Regulations Governing Implementation.
Section 22-11A-114 - Reporting Categories.
Section 22-11A-115 - Submission of First Report.
Section 22-11A-116 - Confidentiality of Information.
Section 22-11A-117 - Studies and Publication.
Section 22-11A-118 - Health Care Data Advisory Council.
Section 22-11A-119 - Rules and Regulations Governing Penalties.
Section 22-11A-120 - Rules and Regulations Governing Dissemination and Costs.
Section 22-11A-121 - Use of Data.
Section 22-11A-122 - Enforcement.