Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 42 : Section 1320b-11


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1320b-11. Blood donor locator service

    (a) In general
      The Commissioner of Social Security shall establish and conduct a
    Blood Donor Locator Service, which shall be used to obtain and
    transmit to any authorized person (as defined in subsection (h)(1)
    of this section) the most recent mailing address of any blood donor
    who, as indicated by the donated blood or products derived
    therefrom or by the history of the subsequent use of such blood or
    blood products, has or may have the virus for acquired immune
    deficiency syndrome, in order to inform such donor of the possible
    need for medical care and treatment.
    (b) Provision of address information
      Whenever the Commissioner of Social Security receives a request,
    filed by an authorized person (as defined in subsection (h)(1) of
    this section), for the mailing address of a donor described in
    subsection (a) of this section and the Commissioner of Social
    Security is reasonably satisfied that the requirements of this
    section have been met with respect to such request, the
    Commissioner of Social Security shall promptly undertake to provide
    the requested address information from - 
        (1) the files and records maintained by the Social Security
      Administration, and
        (2) such files and records obtained pursuant to section
      6103(m)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as the
      Commissioner of Social Security considers necessary to comply
      with such request.
    (c) Manner and form of requests
      A request for address information under this section shall be
    filed in such manner and form as the Commissioner of Social
    Security shall by regulation prescribe, shall include the blood
    donor's social security account number, and shall be accompanied or
    supported by such documents as the Commissioner of Social Security
    may determine to be necessary.
    (d) Procedures and safeguards
      Any authorized person shall, as a condition for receiving address
    information from the Blood Donor Locator Service - 
        (1) establish and maintain, to the satisfaction of the
      Commissioner of Social Security, a system for standardizing
      records with respect to any request, the reason for such request,
      and the date of such request made by or of it and any disclosure
      of address information made by or to it,
        (2) establish and maintain, to the satisfaction of the
      Commissioner of Social Security, a secure area or place in which
      such address information and all related blood donor records
      shall be stored,
        (3) restrict, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Social
      Security, access to the address information and related blood
      donor records only to persons whose duties or responsibilities
      require access and to whom disclosure may be made under the
      provisions of this section,
        (4) provide such other safeguards which the Commissioner of
      Social Security determines (and which the Commissioner of Social
      Security prescribes in regulations) to be necessary or
      appropriate to protect the confidentiality of the address
      information and related blood donor records,
        (5) furnish a report to the Commissioner of Social Security, at
      such time and containing such information as the Commissioner of
      Social Security may prescribe, which describes the procedures
      established and utilized by the authorized person for ensuring
      the confidentiality of address information and related blood
      donor records required under this subsection, and
        (6) destroy such address information and related blood donor
      records, upon completion of their use in providing the
      notification for which the information was obtained, so as to
      make such information and records undisclosable.

    If the Commissioner of Social Security determines that any
    authorized person has failed to, or does not, meet the requirements
    of this subsection, the Commissioner of Social Security may, after
    any proceedings for review established under subsection (f) of this
    section, take such actions as are necessary to ensure such
    requirements are met, including refusing to disclose address
    information to such authorized person until the Commissioner of
    Social Security determines that such requirements have been or will
    be met. In the case of any authorized person who discloses any
    address information received pursuant to this section or any
    related blood donor records to any agent, this subsection shall
    apply to such authorized person and each such agent (except that,
    in the case of an agent, any report to the Commissioner of Social
    Security or other action with respect to the Commissioner of Social
    Security shall be made or taken through such authorized person).
    The Commissioner of Social Security shall destroy all related blood
    donor records in the possession of the Social Security
    Administration upon completion of their use in transmitting mailing
    addresses as required under subsection (a) of this section, so as
    to make such records undisclosable.
    (e) Arrangements with State agencies and authorized persons
      The Commissioner of Social Security, in carrying out the
    Commissioner's duties and functions under this section, shall enter
    into arrangements - 
        (1) with State agencies to accept and to transmit to the
      Commissioner of Social Security requests for address information
      under this section and to accept and to transmit such information
      to authorized persons, and
        (2) with State agencies and authorized persons otherwise to
      cooperate with the Commissioner of Social Security in carrying
      out the purposes of this section.
    (f) Procedures for administrative review
      The Commissioner of Social Security shall by regulation prescribe
    procedures which provide for administrative review of any
    determination that any authorized person has failed to meet the
    requirements of this section.
    (g) Unauthorized disclosure of information
      Paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 7213(a) of the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply with respect to the unauthorized
    willful disclosure to any person of address information or related
    blood donor records acquired or maintained by or under the
    Commissioner of Social Security, or pursuant to this section by any
    authorized person, or of information derived from any such address
    information or related blood donor records, in the same manner and
    to the same extent as such paragraphs apply with respect to
    unauthorized disclosures of return and return information described
    in such paragraphs. Paragraph (4) of section 7213(a) of such Code
    shall apply with respect to the willful offer of any item of
    material value in exchange for any such address information or
    related blood donor record in the same manner and to the same
    extent as such paragraph applies with respect to offers (in
    exchange for any return or return information) described in such
    paragraph.
    (h) Definitions
      For purposes of this section - 
      (1) Authorized person
        The term "authorized person" means - 
          (A) any agency of a State (or of a political subdivision of a
        State) which has duties or authority under State law relating
        to the public health or otherwise has the duty or authority
        under State law to regulate blood donations, and
          (B) any entity engaged in the acceptance of blood donations
        which is licensed or registered by the Food and Drug
        Administration in connection with the acceptance of such blood
        donations, and which, in accordance with such regulations as
        may be prescribed by the Commissioner of Social Security,
        provides for - 
            (i) the confidentiality of any address information received
          pursuant to this section and related blood donor records,
            (ii) blood donor notification procedures for individuals
          with respect to whom such information is requested and a
          finding has been made that they have or may have the virus
          for acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and
            (iii) counseling services for such individuals who have
          been found to have such virus.
      (2) Related blood donor record
        The term "related blood donor record" means any record, list,
      or compilation which indicates, directly or indirectly, the
      identity of any individual with respect to whom a request for
      address information has been made pursuant to this section.
      (3) State
        The term "State" includes the District of Columbia, the
      Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the
      Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and the Trust Territory of
      the Pacific Islands.



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