June 14, 2012, Introduced by Senator HUNE and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending section 9207 (MCL 333.9207), as amended by 2006 PA 91.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
9207. (1) The department shall establish a registry ,
to
be
known as the "childhood immunization registry", to record
information regarding immunizations performed under this part.
Beginning
after the effective date of the amendatory act that added
section
9227(2), the "childhood immunization registry" The registry
shall be known as the "Michigan care improvement registry". The
department shall enter information received under sections 2821 and
9206 in the registry.
(2)
The Except as otherwise
provided in this subsection, the
information contained in the registry is subject to the
confidentiality and disclosure requirements of sections 2637 and
2888 and to the rules promulgated under section 9227. The
department may access the information contained in the registry
when necessary to fulfill its duties under this code. The
department shall allow a health care payment or benefit provider to
have direct access to all registry information relating to its
enrollees, subscribers, members, or insureds. As used in this
subsection, "health care payment or benefit provider" means that
term as defined in section 7333a.
(3) Upon receipt of a written request from an individual who
is 20 years of age or older, the department shall make any
immunization information in the registry pertaining to that
individual inaccessible. The written request shall be in a form
prescribed or otherwise authorized by the department.