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Kansas Statutes Chapter 65. Public Health § 65-6154. Same; confidentiality; exceptions; reports open records

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Any emergency medical services information provided to the board shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed or made public, upon subpoena or otherwise, except such information may be disclosed if:

(1) No person can be identified in the information to be disclosed and the disclosure is for statistical purposes;

(2) all persons who are identifiable in the information to be disclosed consent in writing to its disclosure; or

(3) the disclosure is necessary, and only to the extent necessary, to protect the public health and does not identify specific persons, operators, as defined in K.S.A. 65-6112, and amendments thereto, or ambulance services.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), reports generated by the board utilizing emergency medical services information shall be available in accordance with K.S.A. 45-215 et seq., and amendments thereto.

(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), individually identifiable health information shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except that the board may disclose such information to individuals, organizations or governmental agencies engaged in research that benefits the public's health, safety or welfare if the board is satisfied that such information will remain confidential and adequately protected from disclosure. For purposes of this section, “individually identifiable health information” shall have the same meaning as in 45 C.F.R. § 160.103.

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