1. (a) The department may enter, pursuant to (b) below, into data sharing agreements with other jurisdiction’s immunization information systems (IIS) in order to ensure a complete immunization record for all registrants for the purposes as outlined in RSA 141-C:20-f, I and V and He-P 307.01, and for other purposes as allowable under HIPAA and state and federal laws.

2. (b) Registrant immunization information may be exchanged with another jurisdiction’s IIS in order to create a complete vaccination record for the following purposes:

   1. (1) To create a single repository of accurate, complete, and current immunization records to aid, coordinate, and promote effective and cost-efficient disease prevention and control efforts;
   2. (2) To ensure that registrants receive all recommended immunizations in a timely manner by providing access to the registrant’s immunization record and to provide registrants with information about recommended immunizations;
   3. (3) To improve immunization rates by facilitating notice to registrants of overdue or upcoming immunizations; and
   4. (4) To control communicable diseases by assisting in the identification of individuals who require immediate immunization in the event of a disease outbreak.

Source. #14010, eff 6-27-24