Cancer Data and Confidentiality

Cancer Data and Confidentiality. Any person providing diagnostic or treatment services for cancer patients in the CNMI shall report each new case of cancer to the Department of Public Health. The report shall contain data concerning: (a) Demographic information about each case of cancer; (b) Information on the industrial or occupational history of the individuals with the cancers, to the extent such information is available from the same record; (c) Administrative information, including date of diagnosis and source of information; (d) Pathological data characterizing the cancer, including the cancer site, stage of disease, incidence, and type treatment; and (e) Other elements determined by the Department of Public Health. All data collected under this section shall be considered confidential as to the names of persons or physicians concerned, except that researchers may use the names of such persons when requesting additional information for research studies when such studies have been approved by the Secretary of Public Health. Source: PL 17-19 § 2(2842) (September 30, 2010), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission changed subsection designations from numbers to letters and changed capitalization for conformity pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(a) and (f), respectively.