Section 5-C:4 Registrar of Vital Records; Privacy; Duties.
I. The secretary of state shall appoint the registrar of vital records for the state who, under the supervision of the secretary, shall have charge of the vital records of the state and shall enforce the provisions of law in relation to them.
II. In collecting information, prime consideration shall be given to the protection of the privacy of the individuals about whom information is given. In accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the secretary of state shall ensure that, when information is collected, the minimum of data shall be collected to accomplish a specific purpose, that no information shall be available to unauthorized personnel, that only the minimum be made available to authorized personnel, and that no information that could possibly adversely affect an identified individual be made public. The department of health and human services shall have access to vital records information in accordance with the provisions of RSA 126:24-c.
III. The division is designated the vital statistics center for New Hampshire in accordance with section 306(e) of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. section 242k(e). The division is authorized to collect, compile, coordinate, and disseminate all vital records information, while adhering to the privacy requirement of paragraph II. The division shall have the power to enter into contractual agreements to the end that costs related to the collection of information shall be defrayed for outside agencies to the extent that funds are available from any source for such purpose.
Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.