DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH  
COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY  
MICHIGAN CARE IMPROVEMENT REGISTRY  
(By authority conferred on the department of community health by section 9227 of  
1978 PA 368, and Executive Reorganization Order No. 1996-1, MCL 333.9227 and  
30.3101)  
R 325.161 Definitions.  
Rule 1. As used in these rules:  
(a) "Act" means 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1001 to 333.35211.  
(b) “Body mass index” or “BMI” means a calculation from a person’s height and  
weight used as a screening tool for identifying overweight and obese individuals who  
may be at risk for weight related health problems. It is commonly expressed in  
percentiles to control for differences in children’s body sizes due to gender and age.  
(c) "Department" means the Michigan department of community health or its  
authorized agent.  
(d) “Health care provider” has the same meaning as defined in section 9206(5) of  
the act.  
(e) "MCIR" means the Michigan care improvement registry which is a registry of  
health information, including but not limited to;, children's immunizations,;  
immunization history; height, weight, and other reportable information; and,  
identification information on children, adolescents, and adults.  
(f) "User" means any of the following entities:  
(i) A health care provider.  
(ii) Michigan schools.  
(iii) Michigan day-care providers.  
(iv) Healthcare organizations.  
(v) Department personnel.  
(vi) A person or organization otherwise authorized by the department.  
History: 1997 AACS; 2009 AACS; 2012 AACS.  
R 325.162 Users; access authorization; revocation of access privilege.  
Rule 2. The department shall maintain a registry of all users. Users may apply to the  
department to be authorized for MCIR access. The department may grant access and  
issue an authorization code only upon receipt and acceptance of a written agreement  
between the user and the department that stipulates the terms and conditions of obtaining  
information, including the data elements that may be obtained and how the user will  
maintain the confidentiality of the information. The department may revoke a user's  
access privileges if the user violates the agreement.  
History: 1997 AACS; 2009 AACS; 2012 AACS.  
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R 325.163 Reportable information.  
Rule 3. (1) A person who administers an immunization, as defined in section  
5101(e) of the act after the effective date of these rules to a child who was born after  
December 31, 1993, shall report the immunization to the department in a manner  
consistent with the rules and under either of the following circumstances, unless the  
immunization need not be reported under  
section 9206(2) and (3):  
(a) The individual was born after December 31, 1993.  
(b) The individual is less than 20 years of age.  
(2) A person who administers an immunization may report any immunization  
administered to an individual if the individual was born before January 1, 1994.  
(3) Only a health care provider who is authorized to administer an immunizing  
agent under section 9204 of the act shall report an immunization.  
(4) A health care provider shall submit all of the information required by the  
department.  
(5) A health care provider who receives written notification from a person  
requesting that his or her (or his or her child's) immunization data not be reported to the  
registry shall forward the request to the department in a form provided by the department.  
The department shall not add any immunization information to that individual's or child's  
record after receipt of the request. This subrule does not apply to drugs, medications,  
chemicals, vaccines, or biological products being used in response to a public health  
emergency.  
(6) A health care provider who is required to report an immunization shall submit  
the report within 72 hours of administering an immunization. The report shall be on a  
form provided by the department, except for a report that is submitted by electronic  
transmission or on electronic media.  
(7) A health care provider who submits an immunization report by electronic  
transmission or on electronic media shall submit the report in the format provided by the  
department.  
(8) If a public health emergency, and at the discretion of the director of the  
department in consultation with the chief medical executive, health care providers and  
other persons as defined by the director shall report to the department information  
regarding administration or dispensing of certain drugs, medications, chemicals,  
vaccines, or biological products used in response to the public health emergency. The  
department shall add functionality to the MCIR so that such information can be reported  
using the MCIR.  
History: 1997 AACS; 2009 AACS; 2012 AACS.  
R 325.163a Reportable information regarding height and weight.  
Rule 3a (1) A health care provider that provides health care services to a child ages  
birth to 18 may report to MCIR the child’s height and weight measured during a patient  
encounter after obtaining the consent of the child’s parent(s) and/or guardian(s). The  
health care provider must provide the child’s parent(s) and/or guardian(s) with a written  
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consent that explains that the reporting of the child’s height and weight information is  
optional, and that the parent(s) and/or guardian(s) may opt-out of the reporting.  
(2) A health care provider who receives written notification from an adult requesting  
that his or her (or his or her child's) data not be reported to the registry shall forward the  
request to the department. The department shall not add any information about the  
child’s height and weight to that individual's or child's record after receipt of the request.  
(3) For each report of height and weight, the department shall calculate and include  
in MCIR the BMI for the child. The department may make this information accessible to  
health care providers that provide health care services to a child ages birth to 18.  
(4) To promote clinical quality and provider and patient education, the department  
shall identify evidence-based resource materials and reference information concerning  
BMI to be made available to health care providers. Provider oriented resource materials  
shall be consistent with clinical guidelines established by professional medical  
associations and quality improvement guidelines recognized by the department. Patient  
and family oriented resource materials shall be consistent with public education materials  
published by either federal public health agencies or the department. These materials are  
to be intended for informational purposes only and shall include a disclaimer that the  
department does not provide clinical guidance or assume responsibility for health care  
provided to a patient.  
(5) The department may convene an expert advisory panel to review and advise the  
department on resource materials and reference information described in subsection (4)  
of this rule.  
History: 2012 AACS.  
R 325.164 Quality assurance.  
Rule 4. (1) For the purpose of assuring the quality of submitted data, a provider  
shall allow the department to inspect the parts of a patient's medical records as  
necessary to verify the accuracy of submitted data.  
(2) A health care provider who meets the standards of quality and  
completeness of submitted data set by the department is subject to inspection not more  
than once every 3 years for the purpose of assessing the quality and completeness of  
reporting from the provider, unless summary data for the provider indicate a  
significant deviation from expectation.  
(3) A health care provider shall, at the request of the department, supply missing  
information, if known, or clarify information submitted to the department.  
(4) Upon mutual agreement between a health care provider and the  
department, the provider may elect to submit copies of medical records instead of  
submitting to an inspection. The department shall use a copy of a submitted medical  
record or part of a record only to verify corresponding reported data, shall not recopy  
the record, and shall keep the record in a locked file cabinet when the record is not  
being used. The department shall promptly destroy a copy of a medical record submitted  
under this rule after verifying corresponding reported data or, if the reported data appear  
to be inaccurate, after clarifying or correcting the reported data.  
History: 1997 AACS.  
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R 325.165 Amendment, replacement, and removal of records.  
Rule 5. (1) To protect the integrity and accuracy of the MCIR, information  
contained in the MCIR may only be amended, replaced, or removed as prescribed by  
these rules.  
(2) A provider who submits health information or the department may amend the  
information in the MCIR by providing the minimum information needed to identify the  
record, a valid authorization code, and the replacement information on a form or in  
an electronic format prescribed by the department.  
(3) A provider or the department may amend or update information in the MCIR  
by providing the minimum information needed to identify the record, a valid  
authorization code, and replacement or additional information on a form or in an  
electronic format prescribed by the department.  
(4) A subject of a record, the subject's parents, a provider who did not submit the  
information to be amended, or a legal representative of either the subject or the subject's  
parents may apply to amend information contained in the MCIR. An application shall be  
in writing on a form prescribed by the  
department and shall be accompanied by documentary evidence specified by the  
department to support the amendment. The department shall review the application  
and supporting evidence and either make the amendments or deny the request. An  
applicant shall be informed in writing of the denial and of the reason for the denial.  
(5) The department shall delete or replace birth registration information transmitted  
to the MCIR when original birth registration information is deleted or replaced by the  
department.  
(6) The department shall make immunization information inaccessible or  
reinstate immunization information from the MCIR upon receipt of a written request to  
make inaccessible or reinstate immunization information. The request shall be on a  
form prescribed or authorized by the department, be signed by the subject of the  
record, the subject's parents, or legal representative of the subject or the subject's  
parents and be witnessed as required in R 325.166(3).  
(7) If a parent or legal guardian requests that the department terminate its notices  
regarding required immunization for the parent's child, then the department shall  
terminate the notices. A request shall be in writing and may be submitted to the  
department or to a provider.  
(8) The department shall maintain a record of all changes to information in the  
MCIR, except for changes where the original birth information supplied by the  
department is deleted or replaced by the department. At a minimum, the record shall  
indicate the date of the change, the item changed, and the user who made the change.  
History: 1997 AACS; 2009 AACS.  
R 325.166 Confidentiality of reports.  
Rule 6. (1) The department shall maintain the confidentiality of all health  
information submitted to the department and shall not release the reports, immunization  
assessments, BMI screening data, or any information that, because of name, identifying  
number, mark, or description, can be readily associated with a particular individual,  
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except in accordance with subrules (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) of this rule. The department  
shall not release any information that would indicate whether or not the name of a  
particular person is listed in the registry, except in accordance with subrules (2), (3), (4),  
(5), and (6) of this rule.  
(2) An immunization, height and weight, or any other report submitted to the MCIR  
concerning a particular individual, and any other information maintained in the MCIR  
that, because of name, identifying number, mark, or description, can be readily associated  
with a particular individual, shall be released by the department only as follows:  
(a) To the particular individual upon compliance with both of the following  
provisions:  
(i) Receipt of a written request which is signed by the particular individual and  
which is witnessed or notarized as required by subrule (3) of this rule.  
(ii) Presentation by the particular individual of suitable identification as required by  
subrule (4) of this rule.  
(b) If the particular individual is a minor, to a parent of the particular individual  
upon compliance with all of the following provisions:  
(i) Receipt of a written request which is signed by the parent and which is witnessed  
or notarized as required by subrule (3) of this rule.  
(ii) Receipt of a certified copy of the birth certificate of the particular individual.  
(iii) Presentation by the parent of suitable identification as required by subrule (4) of  
this rule.  
(c) If the particular individual has a court-appointed guardian or if the particular  
individual is deceased, to the court-appointed guardian or to the executor or administrator  
of the particular individual's estate upon compliance with all the following provisions:  
(i) Receipt of a written request which is signed by the particular individual's  
executor, administrator, or court-appointed guardian, and which is witnessed or notarized  
as required by subrule (3) of this rule.  
(ii) Receipt of a certified copy of the order or decree that appoints the guardian,  
executor, or administrator.  
(iii) Presentation by the guardian, executor, or administrator of suitable  
identification as required by subrule (4) of this rule.  
(d) To an attorney or other person designated by the particular individual upon  
compliance with both of the following provisions:  
(i) Receipt of a written request which is signed by the particular individual, which is  
witnessed or notarized as required by subrule (3) of this rule, and which requests release  
of the information to the attorney or other person.  
(ii) Presentation by the attorney or other person of suitable identification as required  
by subrule (4) of this rule.  
(e) To an attorney or other person designated by the court appointed guardian of the  
particular individual or designated by the executor or administrator of the estate of the  
particular individual upon compliance with all of the following provisions:  
(i) Receipt of a written request which is signed by the court appointed guardian,  
executor, or administrator, which is witnessed or notarized as required by subrule (3) of  
this rule, and which requests release of the information to the attorney or other person.  
(ii) Receipt of a certified copy of the order or decree that appoints the guardian,  
executor, or administrator.  
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(iii) Presentation by the attorney or other person of suitable identification as  
required by subrule (4) of this rule.  
(f) If the particular individual is a minor, to an attorney or other person designated  
by the parent of the particular individual upon compliance with all of the following  
provisions:  
(i) Receipt of a written request which is signed by the parent, is witnessed or  
notarized as required by subrule (3) of this rule, and which requests release of the  
information to the attorney or other person.  
(ii) Receipt of a certified copy of the birth certificate of the particular individual.  
(iii) Presentation by the attorney or other person of suitable identification as  
required by subrule (4) of this rule.  
(3) Every written request for the release of information submitted under subrule (2)  
of this rule shall be signed by the person making the written request. The signature shall  
either be witnessed by an employee or authorized agent of the department who has been  
designated to witness requests and to whom the person making the request presents  
suitable identification as required by subrule (4) of this rule or shall be notarized by a  
notary public or magistrate.  
(4) A person who is required by subrules (2) or (3) of this rule to present suitable  
identification shall present an identification document, such as a driver's license, or other  
document that contains both a picture of the person and the signature or mark of the  
person.  
(5) Information in the MCIR may be provided to any registered user of the MCIR  
upon presentation of a written, oral, or electronic request containing the minimum  
information necessary to identify the record requested and the user's authorization code.  
(6) As specified in R 325.167, the director of the department may release  
information from the MCIR to an authorized representative of a study or research project  
reviewed by the scientific advisory panel and approved by the director. The department  
shall not release any part of a patient's medical record obtained under R 325.164.  
History: 1997 AACS; 2009 AACS; 2012 AACS.  
R 325.167 Scientific advisory panel; release of information for research.  
Rule 7. (1) A research proposal that requires the release of information which  
identifies individuals in the MCIR shall be reviewed by the department's scientific  
advisory panel as established under R 325.9055.  
(2) The panel shall advise the director in writing concerning the merits of the study.  
(3) A release of information for research that identifies individuals in the MCIR is  
subject to the terms and conditions set by the department. A person who conducts a  
study or research project shall not publish the name of any individual who is or was in  
the MCIR and shall not release any identifying number, mark, or description that can  
be readily associated with an individual who is or was the subject of an immunization  
report submitted to the department.  
History: 1997 AACS.  
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R 325.168 Exchange of records.  
Rule 8. By written agreement, the department may transmit transcripts or copies of  
public health records or reports to state or national secure public health data systems or  
individuals responsible for the health care of a person if the records or reports relate  
to residents of other states or countries. The agreement shall require that the  
transcripts or records be used only for public health purposes and that the identity of a  
person who is subject to the report is confidential and shall only be released as specified  
in the agreement.  
History: 1997 AACS; 2009 AACS.  
R 325.169 Acceptance of immunization record as official record.  
Rule 9. An immunization record obtained from the MCIR shall be accepted as the  
official immunization record of the person for the purposes of satisfying the requirements  
of sections 9208 and 9211 of the act.  
History: 1997 AACS.  
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