Section 29-2822. COPIES OR INFORMATION PROVIDED FOR RESEARCH, STATISTICAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES

 

2822.1The Registrar may disclose statistical data from vital records which do not identify or make practical the identification of any individual with respect to whom a vital record is maintained to federal, District, state, or other public or private agencies which request the data for statistical or administrative purposes.

 

2822.2The Registrar may provide copies or data from the system of vital records to any federal, state, District, or other public or private agency for research, statistical, or administrative purposes upon request, provided that the applicant submits to the Registrar a completed application that is on a prescribed form and meets the following conditions:

 

(a)Has the signed approval of an Institutional Review Board constituted according to federal guidelines for the protection of human subjects, as set forth in 42 U.S.C. § 289 (Health Research Extension Act of 1985 § 2); and

 

(b)Has a signed statement of assurances in which the applicant agrees to the terms and conditions of the application, which shall include the following statements:

 

(1)That the information will be used solely for research or administrative purposes;

 

(2)That the information will be used only for the project described in the application;

 

(3)That the information will not be used as a basis for legal, administrative, or other actions that directly affect any person or institution identifiable from the data; and

 

(4)That the statements made in the application form are correct to the applicant's best knowledge and belief.

 

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Final Rulemaking published at 38 DCR 2030, 2031 (April 5, 1991); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 1664 (February 23, 2007).