Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 173 - CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
Chapter 8 - CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF THE NEBRASKA STATE IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION SYSTEM
Section 173-8-004 - ACCESS TO IMMUNIZATION RECORDS
Current through September 17, 2024
An authorized user may only access unrestricted information in the Immunization Information System as follows:
004.01 LEVEL OF ACCESS. An authorized user will be given a unique user identification, password, and system role which will determine the level of access to unrestricted immunization information on an individual who is presently under that authorized user's care, or enrolled in the authorized user's facility, school, post-secondary educational institution, program or health plan, except as otherwise provided by law.
004.02 LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY. An authorized user that is a state or local public health authority may, in addition to accessing unrestricted information described in subsection 173 NAC 8-005.01, access unrestricted information on an individual within the public health jurisdiction for assessment, evaluation, surveillance and outreach related to immunization promotion and vaccine-preventable disease prevention.
004.03 EVIDENCE OF CARE OR ENROLLMENT. The Department may require any authorized user who has accessed an individual's record to provide evidence that such individual was under the care of the authorized user or enrolled in the authorized user's facility, school, post-secondary educational institution, program or health plan at the time the individual's record was accessed.
004.04 INDIVIDUALS, PARENTS, AND GUARDIANS ACCESS TO THEIR CHILD'S IMMUNIZATION RECORD. In order for individuals, parents, and guardians to access to their own or their child's immunization record, the following requirements must be met: