Ch. 1, § 4. Information Sharing

(a) The Network Administrator of the NSPL requires agreements with local 988 Centers in order to share information for the purposes of responding to crises. The information shared may include individually identifiable health information, collected or received by the 988 Center provided by the Help Seeker. The Network Administrator should treat Data as confidential and maintain the privacy and security of the Data in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws or regulations. The Network Administrator should only use or disclose Data as permitted or required by applicable law. (b) The 988 Center shall treat Data as confidential and maintain the privacy and security of the Data in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws or regulations. The 988 Center shall only use or disclose Data as permitted or required by applicable law. (c) The 988 Centers shall only disclose to the Department the minimum amount of Data necessary for public health reporting requirements. The public health reporting requirements shall be established federally by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and by the Department. The Department shall provide the reporting requirements to the Network Administrator and 988 Centers in grant documentation, such as grant guidance or requirements. (d) The Department shall treat any Data received from or reported by the Network Administrator and 988 Centers as confidential and maintain the privacy and security of the Data in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws or regulations. The Department shall only use or disclose Data as permitted or required by applicable law. (e) Mobile Crisis Teams may only use or disclose Data as permitted or required by applicable law. (f) The Network Administrator may give the Department system access to publicly available Data for the use in public health reporting requirements. (g) The advisory body may request de-identified data from the Department. When the advisory body requests Data including personally identifiable information, the Help Seeker shall provide authorization or the request will be denied. Under W.S. § 35-25-505, the Department may disclose de-identified or aggregate Data to the advisory body.