Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.7-9. Secondary disclosure
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Any confidential healthcare information obtained by a provider participant pursuant to this chapter may be further disclosed by such provider participant with or without authorization of the patient participant to the same extent that such information may be disclosed pursuant to existing state and federal law, without regard to the source of the information.
History of Section.
P.L. 2008, ch. 171, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 466, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.7-9
- Confidential healthcare information: means all information relating to a patient's healthcare history, diagnosis, condition, treatment, or evaluation. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.7-3
- Patient: means a person who receives healthcare services from a provider participant. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.7-3
- Provider participant: means a pharmacy, laboratory, healthcare provider, or health plan who or that is providing healthcare services or pays for the cost of healthcare services for a patient and/or is submitting and/or accessing healthcare information through the HIE and has executed an electronic and/or written agreement regarding disclosure, access, receipt, retention, or release of confidential healthcare information from the HIE. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.7-3