42 CFR § 480.143 - QIO involvement in shared health data systems.

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title: "42 CFR § 480.143 - QIO involvement in shared health data systems."
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title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "480.143"
section_name: "QIO involvement in shared health data systems."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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part_name: "ACQUISITION, PROTECTION, AND DISCLOSURE OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION INFORMATION"
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# 480.143 QIO involvement in shared health data systems.

(a) *Information collected by a QIO.* Except as prohibited in paragraph (b) of this section, information collected by a QIO may be processed and stored by a cooperative health statistics system established under the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 242k) or other State or Federally authorized shared data system.

(b) *QIO participation.* A QIO may not participate in a cooperative health statistics system or other shared health data system if the disclosure rules of the system would prevent the QIO from complying with the rules of this part.

(c) *Disclosure of QIO information obtained by a shared health data system.* QIO information must not be disclosed by the shared health data system unless—

(1) The source from which the QIO acquired the information consents to or requests disclosure; or

(2) The QIO requests the disclosure of the information to carry out a disclosure permitted under a provision of this part.