Delaware Administrative Code
Title 1 - Authorities, Boards and Commissions
100 - Delaware Health Information Network
101 - Delaware Health Information Network Regulations on Participation and Use of Data
Section 101-2.0 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this regulation, have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Act" means DHIN's enabling legislation, 16 Del.C. Chapter 103.

"Board" means DHIN's Board of Directors, as established by the Act.

"Bylaws" means the Bylaws as approved by the Board.

"Data" means medical or other health care information of or about an individual which is transmitted or available from Data Sending Organizations for transmission to DHIN and included in DHIN's clinical data repositories. The term includes PHI.

"Data Sending Organization" means an organization that contracts with DHIN to provide Data to DHIN for use in its clinical data repositories for purposes consistent with the Act, these regulations, and the contract between DHIN and Data Sending Organization. The term does not include organizations that solely provide claims data to the Health Care Claims Database pursuant to 1 DE Admin. Code 104, or organizations that solely contract with DHIN to receive analytic services or clinical data for approved analytic use cases pursuant to 1 DE Admin. Code 102.

"Data Receiving Organization" means an organization that contracts with DHIN to receive clinical Data for use cases laid out in the Act, these regulations, and the contract between DHIN and Data Receiving Organization. The term does not include organizations that solely contract with DHIN to receive claims data or analytic services from DHIN and the Health Care Claims Database pursuant to 1 DE Admin. Code 104, or organizations that solely contract with DHIN to receive analytic services or clinical data for approved analytic use cases pursuant to 1 DE Admin. Code 102.

"HIPAA" means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 as amended and associated regulations, including the Privacy Rule ( 45 CFR Part 160 and Subparts A and E of Part 164) and Security Rule ( 45 CFR Part 160 and Subparts A and C of Part 164).

"Participant" means an organization contracted to participate in DHIN's health information ex-change services, either as a Data Sending Organization, a Data Receiving Organization, or both.

"Protected health information" or "PHI" means individually identifiable health information, as that term is defined in HIPAA.

"User" means an individual approved user of DHIN's clinical data. Each User is an employee or other agent of a Data Receiving Organization.