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title: Will you ever release identified information?
description: "HIPAA allows the release of certain, limited data fields for very narrow purposes: public health activity and research activity. The CO APCD DRRC reviews every request for CO APCD data reports to ensure that no information is released that goes beyond…"
url: "https://civhc.org/docs/will-you-ever-release-identified-information/"
updated: "2017-08-11"
category: Privacy and Security
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# Will you ever release identified information?

HIPAA allows the release of certain, limited data fields for very narrow purposes: public health activity and research activity. The CO APCD DRRC reviews every request for CO APCD data reports to ensure that no information is released that goes beyond HIPAA rules.