Section 410IAC21-1-2. General requirements

   (a) All physicians, dentists, hospitals and medical laboratories shall report all confirmed cases of cancer occurring in Indiana residents who have been diagnosed or treated in Indiana, to the state board cancer registry.

  (b) Any health care provider reporting to a public or private cancer registry on September 1, 1985 shall make available to the state cancer registry, all data as required under 410 IAC 21-1-3 (hospitals) or 410 IAC 21-1-4 (physicians, dentists and medical laboratories) upon the effective date of 410 IAC 21-1.

  (c) The state board shall assure state cancer registry computer compatibility for any health care provider who on or before the effective date of 410 IAC 21-1 elects to transmit the required data by way of a computerized mechanism.

  (d) Any health care provider who, after the effective date of 410 IAC 21-1, establishes a computerized mechanism for the purpose of transmitting abstracted data sets via computer link up, tape transfer, or direct interface, shall be responsible for assuring system compatibility with the state board cancer registry.

  (e) Any health care provider who elects to transfer abstracted data sets to the state cancer registry in paper form, shall utilize an abstract form designed or approved by the state board pursuant to IC 5-15-5.1-5.

  (f) All manually prepared data sets shall be mailed or delivered by the health care provider to the state cancer registry.

  (g) All health care providers not reporting to a public or private cancer registry on September 1, 1985, shall begin submitting data on cases diagnosed on or after January 1, 1987 to the state cancer registry as set out in 410 IAC 21-1-3 (hospitals) or 410 IAC 21-1-4 (physicians, dentists and medical laboratories), no later than six (6) months following the date of such diagnosis.

  (h) Reports of confirmed cases of malignant disease shall be submitted to the state cancer registry within six (6) months following a confirmed diagnosis. (Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 21-1-2; filed Nov 7, 1986, 3:30 pm: 10 IR 420; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; readopted filed May 22, 2007, 1:44 p.m.: 20070613-IR-410070141RFA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA)