What are the Guidelines regarding the retention of information about patients related to EPC use?
The EPC tags do not contain, nor collect and store, any personally identifiable information. As with the use of information contained on barcodes today, any data which is associated with the product information contained on the EPC tag will be collected, used, maintained, stored and protected by the EPCglobal member companies in compliance with applicable laws including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). HIPAA provides detailed rules protecting the privacy of personally identifiable information. EPCglobal companies will publish, in compliance with all applicable laws, information on their policies regarding the retention, use and protection of any personally identifiable information associated with EPC use.
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