Is the data collected for NYSIIS subject to provisions in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996?
• NYSIIS is exempt from the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Under HIPAA, covered entities are permitted to report information to public health authorities and HIPAA does not supersede state law in this respect. • New York State law allows for the sharing of immunization information with the NYSDOH, local health departments, physicians, schools K-12, colleges and universities, licensed and registered child care facilities, Head Start programs, health maintenance organizations, and other state and local health departments outside of New York.
