The State Commissioner of Health shall authorize the secure electronic transmission of any birth, death, paternity or adoption data and such other documents or information necessary to comply with the Uniform Parentage Act or for the purpose of assisting with programs administered by the Department of Human Services. The Department of Human Services shall not release information, data or records received from the State Department of Health for these purposes in response to an Open Records Act request and shall protect the integrity of the vital records data to the extent required of the State Department of Health by Section 1-323 of this title. The State Department of Health and the Department of Human Services shall enter into a data sharing agreement for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 356, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 83, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.