(a) The director shall establish a statewide system for the collection of information determining the incidence of Parkinsonâs disease. Commencing January 1, 2005, the director shall begin phasing in the statewide Parkinsonâs disease reporting regions. By July 1, 2006, all county or regional registries shall be implemented or initiated. By July 1, 2007, the statewide Parkinsonâs disease reporting system shall be fully operational. On or before June 1, 2005, the director shall submit an implementation and funding schedule to the Legislature. (b) The department may designate any demographic parts of the state as regional Parkinsonâs disease incidence reporting areas and may establish regional Parkinsonâs disease registries, with the responsibility and authority to carry out the intent of this section in designated areas. Designated regional registries shall provide to the department, on a timely basis, Parkinsonâs disease incidence data as designated by the department. The department may contract with an agency, including, but not limited to, a health systems agency, single-county health department, multicounty health department grouping, or nonprofit professional association, representing a designated Parkinsonâs disease reporting region for the purposes of collecting and collating Parkinsonâs disease incidence data. (c) The director shall designate Parkinsonâs disease as a disease required to be reported in the state or any demographic parts of the state in which Parkinsonâs disease information is collected under this section. All cases of Parkinsonâs disease diagnosed or treated in the reporting area shall thereafter be reported to the representative of the department authorized to compile the Parkinsonâs disease data, or any individual, agency, or organization designated to cooperate with that representative. (d) (1) Any hospital or other facility providing therapy to Parkinsonâs disease patients within an area designated as a Parkinsonâs disease reporting area shall report each case of Parkinsonâs disease to the department or the authorized representative of the department in a format prescribed by the department. If the hospital or other facility fails to report in a format prescribed by the department, the departmentâs authorized representative may access the information from the hospital or the facility and report it in the appropriate format. In these cases, the hospital or other facility shall reimburse the department or the authorized representative for its costs to access and report the information. (2) Any physician and surgeon, pharmacist, or other health care practitioner diagnosing or providing treatment for Parkinsonâs disease patients shall report each Parkinsonâs disease case to the department or the authorized representative of the department except for those cases directly referred to a treatment facility or those previously admitted to a treatment facility for diagnosis or treatment of that instance of Parkinsonâs disease. (e) All physicians, hospitals, outpatient clinics, and all other facilities, individuals, or agencies providing diagnostic or treatment services to patients with Parkinsonâs disease shall grant to the department or the authorized representative access to all records that would identify cases of Parkinsonâs disease or would establish characteristics of Parkinsonâs disease, treatment of Parkinsonâs disease, or medical status of any identified Parkinsonâs disease patient. Willful failure to grant access to those records shall be punishable by a civil penalty of up to five hundred dollars ($500) each day access is refused. Any civil penalties collected pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited by the department in the General Fund. (f) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all information collected pursuant to this section shall be confidential. For purposes of this section, this information shall be referred to as âconfident
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