42 USC 242u - Improving State, local, and Tribal information sharing

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 242u.

Improving State, local, and Tribal information sharing

(a)

In general

The Secretary may, in consultation with State, local, and Tribal public health officials, carry out activities to improve the availability of appropriate and applicable public health data related to communicable diseases, and information sharing between, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and such State, local, and Tribal public health officials, which may include such data from—

(1)

health care providers and facilities;

(2)

public health and clinical laboratories;

(3)

health information exchanges and health information networks; and

(4)

State, local, and Tribal health departments.

(b)

Content, form, and manner

(c)

Decreased burden

(d)

Exemption of certain public health data from disclosure

The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5 public health data that are gathered under this section if—

(1)

an individual is identified through such data; or

(2)

there is at least a very small risk, as determined by current scientific practices or statistical methods, that some combination of the information, the request, and other available data sources or the application of technology could be used to deduce the identity of an individual.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 310B, as added Pub. L. 117–328, div. FF, title II, § 2213(d), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5737.)

cite as: 42 USC 242u