§ 151. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Cancer” means all malignant neoplasms, regardless of the tissue of origin, including malignant lymphoma, Hodgkins disease, and leukemia, but excluding basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. (2) “Health care facility” shall have the meaning given in section 9432 of this title. (3) “Health […]
§ 152. Establishment of cancer registry (a) The Commissioner shall establish a uniform statewide population-based cancer registry system for the collection of information determining the incidence of cancer and related data. The Secretary shall adopt rules necessary to effect the purposes of this chapter, including the data to be reported and the effective date after […]
§ 153. Participation in program (a) Any health care facility diagnosing or providing treatment to patients with cancer shall report each case of cancer to the Commissioner or his or her authorized representative in a format prescribed by the Commissioner within 180 days of admission or diagnosis. If the facility fails to report in a […]
§ 154. Confidentiality (a) All information reported pursuant to this chapter shall be confidential and privileged. The Commissioner shall take strict measures to ensure that all identifying information is kept confidential. (b) All identifying information regarding an individual patient, health care provider, or health care facility contained in records of interviews, written reports, and statements […]
§ 155. Disclosure (a) The Commissioner may enter into agreements to exchange confidential information with other cancer registries in order to obtain complete reports of Vermont residents diagnosed or treated in other states and to provide information to other states regarding their residents diagnosed or treated in Vermont. (b) The Commissioner may furnish confidential information […]
§ 156. Liability (a) No action for damages arising from the disclosure of confidential or privileged information may be maintained against any person, or the employer or employee of any person, who participates in good faith in the reporting of cancer registry data or data for cancer morbidity or mortality studies in accordance with this […]
§ 157. Vermont Mammography Registry The confidentiality, disclosure, and liability provisions of sections 154, 155, and 156 of this title shall likewise apply to all mammography and pathology data relating to breast cancer and any associated identifying information acquired by the Vermont Mammography Registry (VMR). In the case of VMR, the rights and obligations of […]
§ 158. Dense breast notification and education (a) All health care facilities that perform mammography examinations shall include in the summary of the mammography report to be provided to a patient information that identifies the patient’s individual breast tissue classification based on the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System established by the American College of […]
