Section 137.07. Authorization to access registry data.

 

(1)  Access to registry data requires authorization by the department.

(2)  The department may authorize employees of procurement organizations that regularly serve Wisconsin citizens and are in compliance with federal and state law to access the registry solely for the purpose of determining whether an individual at or near death is included in the registry as having a record of gift or record of intent. As a condition for access to the registry, an employee of a procurement organization shall submit to a criminal background check through the Wisconsin department of justice.

(3)  To obtain access to the registry for its employees, a procurement organization shall demonstrate to the department's satisfaction, in a manner prescribed by the department, that it has instituted effective procedures for assuring that access to the registry is not given to employees who are disqualified from accessing department of transportation records on the basis of a criminal background check, training its employees in the proper use of the registry, assuring that the registry is used only for appropriate purposes, and maintaining confidentiality of registry data. This may include submitting a signed use agreement prescribed by the department for the organization and each individual user.

(4)  A procurement organization shall remove registry access from users who are no longer employed by the organization or whose duties no longer include determining whether a person is included in the registry. In addition, a procurement organization shall remove registry access from employees at the request of the department.

(5)  A procurement organization or authorized individual user of the registry shall report any suspected misuse of the registry to the department immediately.

(6)  The department may authorize department employees or agents access to the registry for the purposes of monitoring the use of the registry and obtaining and analyzing aggregate donor data.

(7)  The department may terminate an organization's or individual's access to the registry if the department reasonably suspects inappropriate access to or use of the registry.

History: EmR1009 : emerg. cr. eff. 3-29-10; CR 10-037 : cr. Register October 2010 No. 658 , eff. 11-1-10.

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Forms for requesting authorization to use the registry may be obtained from the Organ & Tissue Donation Program and completed forms may be faxed to the program at 608-266-8925 or mailed to Organ & Tissue Donation Program, P.O. Box 2659, Madison, WI 53701-2659. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1