Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 460.000 - Lead Poisoning Prevention And Control
EARLY DIAGNOSIS (SCREENING) PROGRAM
Section 460.070 - Confidentiality of Lead Test Results

Universal Citation: 105 CMR 460.000 MA Code of Regs 460.070

Current through Register 1537, December 20, 2024

(A) The Director shall maintain the confidentiality of lead test results and shall not disclose lead test results or other medical information which, because of name, identifying number, mark or description, can be readily associated with a particular individual or the individual's parents/guardians, or any information that could be used in combination with other information to identify an individual, except to:

(1) the individual's parents or guardians if a minor or to the individual if 18 years of age or older;

(2) the individual's health care provider;

(3) anyone authorized in writing by that individual or the individual's legal representative;

(4) authorized Department personnel or local health officials;

(5) authorized staff at another state health department if the individual is a resident of that state;

(6) anyone authorized to receive such information pursuant to a court order; or

(7) authorized staff from a Federal agency;

(8) any researcher approved by the Department to conduct a specific study pursuant to M.G.L. c. Ill, § 24A, and when approved by an Institutional Review Board.

(B) All individually identifiable lead testing results shall be considered confidential and shall not be available as a public record under M.G.L. c. 66.

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