DMS Plans should maximize appropriate sharing whenever possible.
Justifiable ethical, legal, and technical factors for limiting sharing include:
- Informed consent will not permit or limits the scope of sharing or use
- Privacy or safety of research participants would be compromised and available protections are insufficient
- Explicit federal, state, local, or Tribal law, regulation, or policy prohibits disclosure
- Restrictions are imposed by existing or anticipated agreements with other parties
Reasons NOT generally justifiable to limit sharing:
- Data are considered too small
- Researchers anticipate data will not be widely used
- Data are thought not to have a suitable repository
