AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PUBLIC HEALTH DATA PRIVACY AND PROTECTION ACT

Summary

The bill adds a new chapter to Rhode Island’s health statutes that makes all reportable disease information confidential and restricts its release. It allows the Department of Health to share only de‑identified or aggregated data for public‑health purposes and requires strict agreements for any line‑level data sharing. The goal is to protect individuals’ privacy while still supporting disease surveillance and research.

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