TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Jennifer Yasumoto - Director Health & Human Services Administration
REPORT BY: JoAnn Melgar, Staff Services Analyst II
SUBJECT: California Reportable Disease Information Exchange (CalREDIE) System Data Use And Disclosure Agreement
RECOMMENDATION
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Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign Renewal Agreement No. 8559 with the California Department of Public Health for a term of three years after the latest signature date for privacy and security requirements of the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange (CalREDIE) System Data Use And Disclosure.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The California Reportable Disease Information Exchange (CalREDIE) System Data Use And Disclosure Agreement (“Agreement”) sets forth the information privacy and security requirements that the Napa County Department of Public Health and the California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) are obligated to follow with respect to all CalREDIE Data collected or created within the CalREDIE System.
By renewing this Agreement, the County agrees to protect the privacy and provide for the security of all CalREDIE Data in compliance with all state and federal laws applicable to the CalREDIE Data. Permission to receive, use and disclose CalREDIE Data requires execution of this Agreement.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
No |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
No |
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Where is it budgeted? |
N/A |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
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Discretionary Justification: |
N/A |
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Is the general fund affected? |
No |
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Future fiscal impact: |
N/A |
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Consequences if not approved: |
N/A |
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County Strategic Plan pillar addressed: |
Healthy, Safe, and Welcoming Place to Live, Work, and Visit |
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Additional Information |
N/A |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The CalREDIE System is a system of applications that encompasses the core surveillance and reporting application, electronic laboratory reporting (ELR) application, ELR message handling application, provider reporting application, alerting and notification application, Data Warehouse, and Data Distribution Portal that the CDPH has implemented for web-based disease reporting and surveillance. The purpose of this application is to improve the efficiency of surveillance activities and the early detection of public health events through the collection of more complete and timely surveillance information on a state wide basis.
CalREDIE is a secure, web-based electronic solution for health care providers to report cases of conditions of public health interest; and for laboratories to report laboratory reports for notifiable conditions to Local Health Departments (LHDs) and the CDPH, and for LHDs to report conditions to CDPH.
CalREDIE is an integral part of the overall California public health emergency preparedness and response strategy where completion and implementation of CalREDIE allows for 24/7/365 reporting and receipt of notifiable conditions. LHDs and CDPH have access to disease and laboratory reports in near real-time for disease surveillance, public health investigation, and case management activities. CalREDIE is the system of record for communicable disease surveillance data within California.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
Agreement
CEO Recommendation: Approve