105 CMR, § 222.105 - Duty to Inform

(A) Health care providers shall explain to Immunization Recipients, or the Immunization Recipient's legally authorized representative, the MIIS reporting procedures and requirements for immunization information for all Immunization Recipients to the MIIS, including the right to object to data sharing, as described in 105 CMR 222.105(B).

(B) Objection to or Withdrawal of Objection to Data Sharing Procedures.

(1) If an Immunization Recipient, or the Immunization Recipient's legally authorized representative, chooses to object to data sharing (or, in the alternative, to withdraw a previously filed objection to data sharing) in the MIIS, the individual must complete the appropriate form designated by the Department and submit it either to the Immunization Recipient's health care provider or directly to the Department.

(2) If a form as described in 105 CMR 222.105(B)(1) is received directly by a health care provider, the health care provider must return the form to the Department within 24 hours of receipt, in a manner determined by the Department. Health care providers must also change the data sharing status of the Immunization Recipient in the GUI in order to ensure the objection or withdrawal of objection is implemented within the MIIS.

(3) The records of an Immunization Recipient whose data sharing is changed from "Yes" or "Unknown" to "No" will be accessible in the MIIS only by the MIIS site that entered the immunization information and the Department.

(4) An Immunization Recipient who has objected to data sharing, but whose name is not yet in the MIIS, will be added to the system and will have data sharing status set to "No" by the Department.

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105 CMR, § 222.105

Adopted by Mass Register Issue 1277, eff. 1/2/2015. Amended by Mass Register Issue 1528, eff. 8/16/2024.