§ 130A-371 – State Center for Health Statistics established.

130A-371. State Center for Health Statistics established. A State Center for Health Statistics is established within the Department. (1983, c. 891, s. 2.).

§ 130A-372 – Definitions.

130A-372. Definitions. The following definitions shall apply throughout this Article: (1) "Health data" means information relating to the health status of individuals, the availability of health resources and services, and the use and cost of these resources and services. The term shall not include vital records registered under the provisions of Article 4 of this […]

§ 130A-373 – Authority and duties.

130A-373. Authority and duties. (a) The State Center for Health Statistics is authorized to: (1) Collect, maintain and analyze health data on: a. The extent, nature and impact of illness and disability on the population of the State; b. The determinants of health and health hazards; c. Health resources, including the extent of available work […]

§ 130A-374 – Security of health data.

130A-374. Security of health data. (a) Medical records of individual patients shall be confidential and shall not be public records open to inspection. The State Center for Health Statistics may disclose medical records of individual patients which identify the individual described in the record only if: (1) The individual described in the medical record has […]