Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.3-5.1. Diagnostic tests – Transfer and access
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Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, healthcare providers shall, upon the written request of the patient, his or her authorized representative, or treating physician, transfer a copy of diagnostic test results to any subsequent healthcare provider.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 135, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.3-5.1
- Authorized representative: means :
(i) A person empowered by the patient/client to assert or to waive the confidentiality, or to disclose or consent to the disclosure of confidential information, as established by this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.3-3
- Healthcare provider: means any person licensed by this state to provide or lawfully providing healthcare services, including, but not limited to, a physician, hospital, intermediate-care facility or other healthcare facility, dentist, nurse, optometrist, podiatrist, physical therapist, psychiatric social worker, pharmacist, or psychologist, and any officer, employee, or agent of that provider acting in the course and scope of his or her employment or agency related to or supportive of health services. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.3-3
- Patient: means a person who receives healthcare services from a healthcare provider. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.3-3
- Physician: means a person registered or licensed to practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine in this state under Rhode Island general laws. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.3-3