77 Ill. Adm. Code 689.30
Registry Development and Purposes
Section 689.30Â Registry Development and Purposes
a)
The
Department may develop and maintain an immunization data registry to collect,
store, analyze, release, and report immunization data.
(Section 10(a) of
the Act)
b)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
Registry is accessible only to users who have completed a user agreement and
are approved by the Department for access. Enrolled health providers can
submit and obtain immunization information for patients, including tracking and
recall. Patient information is confidential and available only to authorized
users.
c)
Data
in the
Registry
may be used only for the following purposes:
1)
To
ensure that necessary immunizations are provided and over‑immunization is
avoided
;
2)
To
assess immunization coverage rates
;
3)
To
determine areas of under-immunization and other epidemiological research for
disease control purposes
;
4)
To
document that required immunizations have been provided as required for school
or child care admission
;
5)
To
determine coverage levels for various subpopulations (geographic, racial and
ethnic, and age groups) in this State
;
6)
To
accomplish other public health purposes as determined by the Department
,
including, but not limited to, use of the Registry as a vaccine management system,
vaccine tracking system or a vaccine verification system, and the provision of
immunization-related announcements, notices and guidelines to Registry users
and participants
.
(Section 10(b) of the Act)
d)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
Registry may not be used to obtain information necessary to apply for a birth
certificate, locate a child, the solicitation of products or services, or
enroll persons in lawsuits. Authorized users who engage in any prohibited use
of the Registry may be denied further access to the Registry, in addition to
any other penalties provided by law.