Utah Admin. Code R428-2-7 - Data Disclosure

(1) The department may disclose data received from data suppliers or data or information derived from this data as specified in Title 26B, Chapter 8, Part 5, Utah Health Data Authority.
(2) The department may prepare reports relating to health care cost, quality, access, health promotion programs, or public health. These actions may be to meet legislative intent or upon request from individuals, government agencies, or private organizations. The department may create reports in a variety of formats including print or electronic documents, searchable databases, websites, or other user-oriented methods for displaying information.
(3) Unless otherwise specified by the department, the time period for data suppliers and health care providers to prepare a response as required in Subsections 26B-8-506(1) and 26B-8-506(3) shall be 15 business days. If a data supplier fails to respond in the specified time frame, the department may conclude that the information is correct and suitable for release.
(4) The department may note in a report that an accurate appraisal of a certain category or entity cannot be presented because of a failure to comply with the department's request for data, edit corrections, or data validation.
(5) The department may release to the data supplier or its designee any data elements provided by the supplier without notification when a data supplier requests the data be so supplied.
(6) The department may disclose data in computer readable formats.
(7) The department may approve the disclosure of de-identified data upon receipt of a written request that includes the following:
(a) name, address, email, and telephone number of the requesting organization;
(b) a statement of the purpose for which the data will be used; and
(c) agreement to other terms and conditions as deemed necessary by the department.
(8) As allowed by Section 26B-8-508, the department may release identifiable data for research or statistical purposes. A person requesting the identifiable data must provide:
(a) name of the requesting organization, address, email, and telephone number of the organization and for each person who will have access to the identifiable data;
(b) statement of the purpose for which the identifiable data will be used;
(c) starting and ending dates for which the identifiable data is requested;
(d) explanation of why de-identified could not be used to accomplish the stated research purposes, including a separate justification for each identifiable data element requested;
(e) evidence of the integrity and ability to safeguard the data from any breach of confidentiality;
(f) evidence of competency to effectively use the data in the manner proposed;
(g) satisfactory review from a department-approved institutional review board;
(h) guarantee that no further disclosure will occur without prior approval of the department; and
(i) a signed agreement to comply with other terms and conditions as stipulated by the department.
(9) A person receiving data from the department may not contact or try to contact any patient or member included in the data.
(10) A person receiving data from the department may not contact or try to contact any entity or provider included in the data without formal approval by the department.
(11) Data disclosed by carriers and received by the department pursuant to Title R428 is exempt from HIPAA. This rule only refers to the data de-identification standards within HIPAA.

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Utah Admin. Code R428-2-7
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2015-1, effective 12/8/2014 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2015-16, effective 7/30/2015 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2015-24, effective 11/30/2015 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-8, effective 3/25/2016 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-1, effective 12/15/2016 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-1, effective 12/13/2017 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-18, effective 9/1/2022 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2025-03, effective 1/27/2025

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