AID, in consultation with the Initiative Board, will determine a limited data set of elements to be made available for research projects. The requester will submit to the Scientific Advisory Committee through the Administrator a detailed research scope and purpose to determine if a limited data set can be made available. The Commissioner will approve or deny each request for a Limited Data Set, upon recommendation by the Scientific Advisory Committee and the Initiative Board. The requester will sign a data use agreement with the Commissioner if data is supplied to the requestor.

The requester shall protect patient privacy and confidentiality information contained in the limited data set according to HIPAA, applicable laws of the Arkansas, and the data use agreement. The Commissioner may adopt a fee schedule to fulfill the data requests under this Section.