The Data Repository

(1) The Data Repository, Defined. Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 112, § 5, the Board shall maintain a Data Repositoryto compile all reports filed under M.G.L. c. 112, §§ 5A through 5M, and reports filed under any other state or federal law or regulation requiring that information be reported to the Board, excluding Safety and Quality Reviews filed pursuant to M.G.L. c. 111 § 20. Mandated reports received in the Data Repository are confidential, unless otherwise required by law. The term Data Repository refers to the compilation of all mandated reports received by the Board. Data Repository Unit includes Board staff working with the Data Repository. (3) Referral to the Enforcement Division. The Data Repository Unit shall oversee the referral of mandated reports received in the Data Repository. The Licensing Committee or its staff shall oversee the review of licensing materials filed under M.G.L. c. 112, § 2 through 9B and shall oversee the referral to the Enforcement Division when appropriate, except for information that meets the exemption in 243 CMR 2.15(2). Mandated reports shall be reviewed according to the policies and procedures set bythe Board. Upon receipt of a mandated report, the Data Repository Unit shall record the date the report was received. Upon receipt of a mandated report, the Data Repository shall refer the report immediately to the Enforcement Division for docketing and review, except for information that meets the exemption in 243 CMR 2.15(2). (a) Physician Profiles. The Data Repository Unit may assist the Board in its duty, pursuant to M.G.L. c 112, § 5, to collect certain information referred to as the Physician Profile, and to release this information to the public. The contents of a Physician Profile are determined by M.G.L. c. 112, § 5 and are set forth in 243 CMR 2.15. (b) Profile Inquiry. A licensee may ask the Board to review a claim of factual inaccuracy in a public profile. During the pendency of a profile inquiry, the Data Repository or Board staff may place the physician's profile on an administrative hold; i.e., the staff may temporarily remove the profile from public access until the claim of factual inaccuracy is resolved. When there is final resolution to the profile inquiry, the administrative hold on the physician's profile will be removed.