Iowa Code Title IV. Public Health [Chs. 123-158] § 135.166. Health data--collection and use--collection from hospitals

1. a. The department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the contractor selected through a request for proposals process to act as the department's intermediary in collecting, maintaining, and disseminating hospital inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory data, as initially authorized in 1996 Iowa Acts, ch. 1212, § 5, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (4), and 641 IAC 177.3.

b. The memorandum of understanding shall include but is not limited to provisions that address the duties of the department and the contractor regarding the collection, reporting, disclosure, storage, and confidentiality of the data.