10-146 CMR Ch. 4 Disclosure of Vital Statistics Data, Reports and Records Rule

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The Department adopted the amended rule, 10-146 CMR Chapter 4, Disclosure of Vital Statistics Data, Reports and Records Rule. Adopted routine technical changes are consistent with the proposed rule and include: adding two categories of applicants who may demonstrate direct and legitimate interest and be authorized to receive specific data recorded within the vital record system maintained by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention – Data, Research, and Vital Statistics (DRVS): (1) healthcare practitioners seeking to update their patient records by requesting death certificates and (2) organizations and foundations in Maine administering 529 funds. Chapter 4 clarifies the Department's criteria for determining which applicants may be approved and whether an applicant has demonstrated a direct and legitimate interest in the records requested from the State Registrar and consolidates the provisions related to criteria for authorized applicants (Section 6(A)), reserving Section 8 for conditions of data release for such records, specifically.

Office: Maine CDC

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