10-144 C.M.R. ch. 124, § 3 - CONFIDENTIALITY

A. Confidential Information Reported. Pursuant to 22 MRS §824, information reported under this rule including, but not limited to, the names of EMS personnel who have been temporarily absent from duty, as well as any other information that may identify those individuals, is confidential unless otherwise stated in law or this rule.

B. The information collected under this rule may be released to private health care providers and health and human services agencies, including Maine EMS, for the purpose of carrying out public health functions as authorized by statute. Additionally, information provided to Maine EMS that does not identify individuals may be used for the purpose of reporting, including, but not limited to, the requirements specified in 32 MRS §§84(2),(3).

C. Disclosure. Any person receiving a disclosure of identifying information pursuant to this rule may not further disclose this information without the consent of the infected person or by court order.

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10-144 C.M.R. ch. 124, § 3