New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-P - Former Division of Public Health Services
Chapter He-P 300 - DISEASES
Part He-P 307 - IMMUNIZATION/VACCINATION REGISTRY
Section He-P 307.08 - Procedures for Patients to Review and Correct Information Contained in the Registry

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-P 307.08

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) A patient, or the patient's parent or guardian if the patient is a minor, may review and correct information contained in the registry by making a request through their health care provider who is participating in the registry or through the department in accordance with this section.

(b) A request under (a) above for a registry record review to the department shall be via the completion and submission of a "Request for Immunization/Vaccination Record" (3/16 edition), including a notarized signature of the patient or the patient's parent or guardian if the patient is a minor.

(c) Upon receipt of a complete request in (b) above, the department shall provide the patient, or the patient's parent or guardian if the patient is a minor, a copy of the requested record by mail.

(d) A request under (a) above for a registry record review to a health care provider who is participating in the registry shall be by a method to be determined by the health care provider, but shall not require a notarized signature of the patient or the patient's parent or guardian if the patient is a minor.

(e) No record of the transaction described in (b) and (d) above, including the request itself, shall be maintained by the department or the health care provider in any way.

(f) A request to correct information contained in the registry shall be as follows:

(1) A patient, or a patient's parent or guardian if the patient is a minor, shall:
a. Complete the "Correction to Immunization/Vaccination Record" form (3/16 edition), available on the department's web site and at the office of the current health care provider who is participating in the registry;

b. Return the completed form to the current health care provider who is participating in the registry; and

c. Provide the current health care provider who is participating in the registry with authenticated evidence of a laboratory test result or immunization.

(2) Upon receipt of the materials in (1) above, and upon verification from the patient's health care provider of the correct information, the current health care provider who is participating in the registry shall make any such corrections or updates to the patient's record within 7 business days;

(3) Only the corrected information shall remain in the registry; and

(4) No record of the transaction in described in (1) and (2) above, including the request itself, shall be maintained in any way by the current health care provider who is participating in the registry.

#6830, INTERIM, eff 8-14-98, EXPIRED: 12-12-98

New. #6941, eff 1-30-99

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