§299a–1. Dissemination

(a) In general

The Administrator shall-

(1) promptly publish, make available, and otherwise disseminate, in a form understandable and on as broad a basis as practicable so as to maximize its use, the results of research, demonstration projects, and evaluations conducted or supported under this subchapter and the guidelines, standards, and review criteria developed under this subchapter;

(2) promptly make available to the public data developed in such research, demonstration projects, and evaluations;

(3) provide indexing, abstracting, translating, publishing, and other services leading to a more effective and timely dissemination of information on research, demonstration projects, and evaluations with respect to health care to public and private entities and individuals engaged in the improvement of health care delivery and the general public, and undertake programs to develop new or improved methods for making such information available; and

(4) as appropriate, provide technical assistance to State and local government and health agencies and conduct liaison activities to such agencies to foster dissemination.

(b) Prohibition against restrictions

Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Administrator may not restrict the publication or dissemination of data from, or the results of, projects conducted or supported under this subchapter.

(c) Limitation on use of certain information

No information, if an establishment or person supplying the information or described in it is identifiable, obtained in the course of activities undertaken or supported under this subchapter may be used for any purpose other than the purpose for which it was supplied unless such establishment or person has consented (as determined under regulations of the Secretary) to its use for such other purpose. Such information may not be published or released in other form if the person who supplied the information or who is described in it is identifiable unless such person has consented (as determined under regulations of the Secretary) to its publication or release in other form.

(d) Certain interagency agreement

The Administrator and the Director of the National Library of Medicine shall enter into an agreement providing for the implementation of subsection (a)(3) of this section.

(e) Required interagency agreement

The Administrator and the Director of the National Library of Medicine shall enter into an agreement providing for the implementation of section 286d of this title.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IX, §903, as added Dec. 19, 1989, Pub. L. 101–239, title VI, §6103(a), 103 Stat. 2190 ; amended Oct. 13, 1992, Pub. L. 102–410, §3, 106 Stat. 2094 ; June 10, 1993, Pub. L. 103–43, title XIV, §1422(a), 107 Stat. 172 .)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 903 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 299c of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–117.

Amendments

1993-Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103–43 amended heading and text of subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, text related to establishment at the National Library of Medicine of an information center on health services research and on selected technology assessments and clinical practice guidelines, duties of the Administrator to ensure electronic and convenient collection and maintenance of information concerning clinical practice guidelines and to develop and publish criteria for inclusion of practice guidelines and technology assessments in the database, and requirement of an interagency agreement with the Director of the National Library of Medicine. See section 286d of this title.

1992-Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102–410 added subsec. (e).

Construction

Enactment of subsec. (e) of this section by Pub. L. 102–410 and amendment of subsec. (e) of this section by Pub. L. 103–43 not to be construed as terminating the information center on health care technologies and health care technology assessment established under section 299a–2 of this title, as in effect on the day before Oct. 13, 1992, with such center to be considered the center established in and subject to provisions of section 286d of this title, see section 1422(b) of Pub. L. 103–43, set out as a note under section 286d of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 299c–5 of this title.