House Sponsors: RYDER-MOFFITT-WINKEL-SLONE-ERWIN AND WOOD. Short description: HLTH-HAZARD SUBSTANCE REGISTRY Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Health and Hazardous Substances Registry Act. Provides that facts that tend to lead to the identity of a person whose condition or treatment is submitted to the registry (and that are thus confidential) include the following: name, social security number, address, and any other data element that, by itself or in combination with one or more other data elements, identifies fewer than 6 persons. Provides that such facts are not admissible in evidence or subject to discovery. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Replaces provisions concerning nature and use of identifying information. Provides that facts that tend to lead to the identity of a person include data elements that tend to identify any person (rather than that identify fewer than 6 persons). Provides that the identity of any person or persons claimed to be derived from cancer registry data is not admissible in evidence, and no court shall require information to be produced in discovery if it determines that the information tends to lead to the identity of any person (rather than providing that facts that tend to lead to the identity of a person are not admissible in evidence or subject to discovery). Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status