An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the Department of Health’s reporting and programming requirements

Summary

The bill requires the Department of Health to submit its health‑equity analysis report every three years instead of annually, and it adds new safeguards before the department can share confidential cancer‑registry or ALS‑registry information. It affects the Department of Health, the cancer and ALS registries, researchers and other agencies that receive the data. The changes aim to protect patient privacy while still allowing research and national collaboration.

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