Sec. 744. Enhancing the national HIV surveillance system

349 words·~2 min read·/bill/115/s/3660/is/section-744

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall make grants to States to support integration of public health surveillance systems into all electronic health records in order to allow rapid communications between the clinical setting and health departments, by means that include— providing technical assistance and policy guidance to State and local health departments, clinical providers, and other agencies serving individuals with HIV to improve the interoperability of data systems relevant to monitoring HIV care and supportive services; capturing longitudinal data pertaining to the initiation and ongoing prescription or dispensing of antiretroviral therapy for individuals diagnosed with HIV (such as through pharmacy-based reporting); obtaining information— on a voluntary basis, on sexual orientation and gender identity; and on sources of coverage (or the lack of coverage) for medical treatment (including coverage through the Medicaid program, the Medicare program, the program under title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300ff–11 et seq.); commonly referred to as the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program ), other public funding, private insurance, and health maintenance organizations); and obtaining and using current geographic markers of residence (such as current address, zip code, partial zip code, and census block).

In carrying out this section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall ensure that appropriate privacy and security safeguards are met to prevent unauthorized disclosure of protected health information and compliance with the HIPAA privacy and security law (as defined in section 3009 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300jj–19 )) and other relevant laws and regulations. No grant under this section may be used to allow or facilitate the collection or use of surveillance or clinical data or records— for punitive measures of any kind, civil or criminal, against the subject of such data or records; or for imposing any requirement or restriction with respect to an individual without the individual’s written consent.

To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.

Connections2 off-index

2 references not yet in our index

42 USC 300ff–11
42 USC 300jj–19

Citation graph

cites case law

Sec. 744

Enhancing the national HIV surveillance system

Cite42 USC 300ff–11

Cite42 USC 300jj–19

Cites 2Cited by 0 across 0 sources