77 Ill. Adm. Code 4000.100
Protection of Privacy of Public Aid Applicants and Recipients
Section 4000.100 Protection of Privacy of Public Aid
Applicants and Recipients
Under the Intergovernmental Agreement between the Office of
Health Information Technology (OHIT) and the Department of Health and Family
Services (HFS), providing OHIT with receipt of HFS data in connection with the
implementation of the Illinois Health Information Exchange (ILHIE), the
Illinois Health Information Exchange Authority (Authority) is obligated under
the Illinois Public Aid Code [305 ILCS 5/11-9 through 11-12] to adopt
regulations to protect against prohibited disclosures of public aid applicant
and recipient information.
a) The
release of information regarding public aid applicants and recipients shall be
governed by Sections 11-9, 11-10 and 11-12 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
For the protection of applicants and recipients, the following classes of
individuals and entities are prohibited from disclosing any information about a
recipient or public aid record, except for purposes directly related to the
administration of the assistance programs:
1) OHIT's
employees;
2) OHIT's
corporate affiliates and their employees; and
3) OHIT's
subcontractors and their employees.
b) The
following shall be considered as included in the administration of the
programs:
1) The
establishment of an individual's initial or continuing eligibility for public assistance;
2) The
establishment or the extent of an individual's need for financial assistance,
medical assistance or other services; and
3) The
establishment of procedures assuring the health and safety of the applicant or
recipient consistent with and in furtherance of the duties and powers of the
Authority under Section 30 of the Illinois Health Information Exchange and Technology
Act [20 ILCS 3860/30] (Participation in health information systems maintained
by State agencies).
c) Use
of information for commercial, personal or political purposes is specifically
prohibited.