Delaware Administrative Code
Title 1 - Authorities, Boards and Commissions
100 - Delaware Health Information Network
102 - Delaware Health Information Network Regulations on Use of Clinical Data for Approved Analytic Purposes
Section 102-1.0 - Scope and Authority

1.1 A significant part of the statutory mandate of the Delaware Health Information Network ("DHIN") is to support and improve the efforts of health care providers, payers, researchers, and state instrumentalities in improving the quality and lowering the costs of health care in the State of Delaware. As a part of that mandate, the General Assembly has authorized DHIN, where permitted by its agreements with its Data Sending Organizations, to permit appropriate individuals and organizations to access clinical data in its possession for approved research purposes. Such access must be limited and comply with the terms and conditions established by DHIN to protect the safety and confidentiality of patient information. Nothing in this regulation is intended to alter the ability of Data Receiving Organizations (as that term is defined in 1 DE Admin. Code 101) to use clinical data received from DHIN consistent with existing data use and business associate agreements each has entered into with DHIN.

1.2 DHIN has been authorized by statute, 16 Del.C. §§ 10306 & 10307, to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out its statutory mandate.