Idaho Statutes Title 57. Public Funds in General § 57-1705. Participation in program

(1) Primary reporting:

(2) Secondary reporting: In the event that a case of cancer or reportable benign tumor was not diagnosed or treated within a hospital, outpatient surgery center, radiation treatment center, or treatment clinic, the department or authorized contractor may request the case be reported by a physician's office.

(3) Each report of cancer or reportable benign tumor shall include information as defined by the department or the authorized contractor.

(4) The department or authorized contractor of the department shall have physical access to all records which would identify reportable cases and/or establish characteristics, treatment or medical status of reportable cases in the event that there has been a failure to report as delineated in subsections (1), (2) and (3) of this section or for the purpose of subsequent quality control studies and research projects conducted by the department or the authorized contractor.

(5) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the department or authorized contractor from identifying and reporting cases using data linkages with death records, statewide cancer registries, and other potential sources.