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20-18-304. Disclosure of information prohibited — Exceptions.
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20-18-304. Disclosure of information prohibited — Exceptions.
(a) To protect the integrity of vital records and vital reports, to ensure their proper use, and to ensure the efficient and proper administration of the system of vital statistics, it shall be unlawful for any person to permit inspection of or to disclose information contained in vital records or vital reports or to copy or issue a copy of all or part of any vital record or vital report except as authorized by this chapter and by rule or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b)(1) The State Board of Health may authorize by rule the disclosure of information contained in vital records for research purposes.
(2) The rules shall provide for adequate standards of security and confidentiality of vital records and vital reports.
(3)(A) Disclosure of information which may identify any person or institution named in any vital record or vital report may be made only pursuant to rules which require submission of written requests for information by researchers and execution of agreements that protect the confidentiality of the information provided.
(B) The agreements shall prohibit the release by the researcher of any information that might identify any person or institution other than releases that may be provided for in the agreement.
(4) Nothing in this section prohibits the release of information or data which would not identify any person or institution named in a vital record or vital report.
(c)(1) Appeals from decisions of custodians of vital records or vital reports designated under § 20-18-203(b) who refuse to disclose information from vital records or vital reports as prescribed by this section and the rules issued under this section shall be made to the State Registrar of Vital Recor
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-18-304
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20-18-304. Disclosure of information prohibited — Exceptions.
(a) To protect the integrity of vital records and vital reports, to ensure their proper use, and to ensure the efficient and proper administration of the system of vital statistics, it shall be unlawful for any person to permit inspection of or to disclose information contained in vital records or vital reports or to copy or issue a copy of all or part of any vital record or vital report except as authorized by this chapter and by rule or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b)(1) The State Board of Health may authorize by rule the disclosure of information contained in vital records for research purposes.
(2) The rules shall provide for adequate standards of security and confidentiality of vital records and vital reports.
(3)(A) Disclosure of information which may identify any person or institution named in any vital record or vital report may be made only pursuant to rules which require submission of written requests for information by researchers and execution of agreements that protect the confidentiality of the information provided.
(B) The agreements shall prohibit the release by the researcher of any information that might identify any person or institution other than releases that may be provided for in the agreement.
(4) Nothing in this section prohibits the release of information or data which would not identify any person or institution named in a vital record or vital report.
(c)(1) Appeals from decisions of custodians of vital records or vital reports designated under § 20-18-203(b) who refuse to disclose information from vital records or vital reports as prescribed by this section and the rules issued under this section shall be made to the State Registrar of Vital Records, whose decision shall be binding upon such custodians.
(2) Within three (3) working days of the receipt of an appeal of a decision of a custodian of a vital record or vital report designated under § 20-18-203(b), the state registrar shall issue a decision on the appeal.
(d)(1) The state registrar shall send to the county assessor of each county within this state a monthly report listing the residents of that county who have died.
(2) The report shall be sent to each county assessor by email.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
20-18-203. State Registrar of Vital Records.
(a) The Secretary of the Department of Health shall appoint the State Registrar of Vital Records.
(b)(1) The state registrar shall:
(A) Administer and enforce this chapter and the rules issued under this chapter and issue instructions for the efficient administration of the statewide system of vital statistics;
(B) Direct and supervise the statewide system of vital statistics and the Division of Vital Records and be custodian of its records;
(C) Direct, supervise, and control the activities of all persons when they are engaged in activities pertaining to the operation of the statewide system of vital statistics;
(D) Conduct training programs to promote uniformity of policy and procedures throughout the state in matters pertaining to the system of vital statistics;
(E) Prescribe, with the approval of the State Board of Health, furnish, and distribute forms required by this chapter and the rules issued under this chapter or prescribe such other means for transmission of data as will accomplish the purpose of complete and accurate registration;
(F) Prepare and publish in a timely manner annual reports of vital statistics of this state and such other reports as may be required by the board; and
(G) Provide in a timely manner to local health agencies, and for public releases, copies of data derived from certificates and reports required under this chapter, as deemed necessary for local health planning and program activities. The state registrar shall establish a schedule with each local health agency for transmittal of the copies or data.
(2) The state registrar may establish or designate additional offices in the state to aid in the efficient administration of the statewide system of vital statistics.
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Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-18-203
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-18-203. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.