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

Summary

It declares all reportable disease information held by the Rhode Island Department of Health a confidential record that cannot be treated as a public record. The department may only share line‑level data after it is de‑identified and when it is needed for public‑health activities, while prohibiting use for litigation, commercial or general public‑records requests. The measure also sets strict rules for sharing immunization records and for researchers who receive data.

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