Alabama Administrative Code
Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Chapter 420-6-2 - EXCHANGE OF IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION AND OPERATION OF THE ALABAMA IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY
Section 420-6-2-.06 - Permitted Uses Of The Immunization Registry

(1) Uses of the immunization registry include facilitating the exchange of immunization data; helping to remind individuals, their parents/legal guardians or health care providers that they are due or overdue an immunization; and determining the proportion of a group of children that is appropriately immunized by health care provider, geographic area, or other entity.

(2) Immunization data users may either browse search based on submitted criteria that return a list of individuals in the immunization registry or uniquely select an individual and list his/her immunization data.

(3) Data in the immunization registry may be used to issue the Alabama Certificate of Immunization, which may be computer generated if departmental specifications are met.

(4) The Alabama Medicaid Agency, health care insurers, managed care organizations, and similar entities may utilize information in the registry to evaluate the extent individuals under their care are appropriately immunized.

(5) The department may conduct surveys to identify children and geographic areas that represent underserved areas of need. Researchers may submit proposals to receive immunization registry data, but such provided data shall not identify individual patients, health care providers, or health care insurers. Data may be provided in the form of paper reports and summaries or electronic files. The department will establish procedures to evaluate the suitability of research proposals. The department will consider such requests in light of its capacity and resources to respond.

Author: Charles H. Woernle, M.D., M.P.H.