Alabama Administrative Code
Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Chapter 420-7-5 - FETAL INFANT MORTALITY REVIEW
Section 420-7-5-.05 - Confidentiality Of Information
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 5, February 29, 2024
(1) All information, interviews, reports, statements, or memoranda reviewed by or furnished to the FIMR staff, FIMR Program, MMR staff, and MMR Programs shall be privileged and confidential. All discussions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations resulting from the review of records by the FIMR staff, FIMR Program, MMR staff, and MMR Programs, shall be privileged and confidential. All information, interviews, reports, statements, or memoranda reviewed by or furnished to the FIMR and MMR Programs shall be used only in the exercise of proper functions and duties of the programs, and shall not be public record and shall not be admissible in court for any purpose and shall not be subject to discovery in any civil action.
(2) All information and records acquired or developed by the FIMR and MMR Programs shall be secured with restricted access. When no longer of use, said information and records shall be destroyed.
(3) Statistical information and data may be released by the FIMR and MMR Programs as long as no identifying information is provided.
Previous Rule .04 was renumbered .05 per certification filed August 16, 2018; effective September 30, 2018.
Authors: Thomas Miller, M.D.; Grace H.A. Thomas, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 22-9A-21, 22-2-2(6).
