124 STAT. 3630 PUBLIC LAW 111–347—JAN. 2, 2011 Data Centers and the World Trade Center Health Registry described in section 3342. ‘‘(d) PRIVACY.—The data collection and analysis under this sec- tion shall be conducted and maintained in a manner that protects the confidentiality of individually identifiable health information consistent with applicable statutes and regulations, including, as applicable, HIPAA privacy and security law (as defined in section 3009(a)(2)) and section 552a of title 5, United States Code. ‘‘SEC. 3305. CLINICAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AND DATA CENTERS. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— ‘‘(1) CONTRACTS WITH CLINICAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.— The WTC Program Administrator shall, subject to subsection (b)(1)(B), enter into contracts with Clinical Centers of Excel- lence (as defined in subsection (b)(1)(A))— ‘‘(A) for the provision of monitoring and treatment benefits and initial health evaluation benefits under sub- title B; ‘‘(B) for the provision of outreach activities to individ- uals eligible for such monitoring and treatment benefits, for initial health evaluation benefits, and for followup to individuals who are enrolled in the monitoring program; ‘‘(C) for the provision of counseling for benefits under subtitle B, with respect to WTC-related health conditions, for individuals eligible for such benefits; ‘‘(D) for the provision of counseling for benefits for WTC-related health conditions that may be available under workers’ compensation or other benefit programs for work- related injuries or illnesses, health insurance, disability insurance, or other insurance plans or through public or private social service agencies and assisting eligible individ- uals in applying for such benefits; ‘‘(E) for the provision of translational and interpretive services for program participants who are not English lan- guage proficient; and ‘‘(F) for the collection and reporting of data, including claims data, in accordance with section 3304. ‘‘(2) CONTRACTS WITH DATA CENTERS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The WTC Program Administrator shall enter into contracts with one or more Data Centers (as defined in subsection (b)(2))— ‘‘(i) for receiving, analyzing, and reporting to the WTC Program Administrator on data, in accordance with section 3304, that have been collected and reported to such Data Centers by the corresponding Clinical Centers of Excellence under subsection (b)(1)(B)(iii); ‘‘(ii) for the development of monitoring, initial health evaluation, and treatment protocols, with respect to WTC-related health conditions; ‘‘(iii) for coordinating the outreach activities con- ducted under paragraph (1)(B) by each corresponding Clinical Center of Excellence; ‘‘(iv) for establishing criteria for the credentialing of medical providers participating in the nationwide network under section 3313; 42 USC 300mm–4.
