Duty LXD-6758
Handles health records, in Georgia
Law on Patient Rights, confidentiality of patient informationsince 1 line
Law of Georgia on Patient Rights, Law No. 283 of , Arts. 27-28 · Read the law's page
- If your service is a medical care provider holding information about patients in Georgia, protect the confidentiality of that information during the patient's life and after the patient's death, and disclose it only in a case Art. 28(1) lists, such as the patient's agreement.
Law on Patient Rights, genetic testing and genetic discriminationsince 2 lines
Law of Georgia on Patient Rights, Law No. 283 of , Arts. 31-32 · Read the law's page
- Do not discriminate against a person in Georgia because of genetic heritage.
- Identify genes responsible for disease, or test for genetic predisposition to a disease, only to protect the patient's health or to conduct healthcare-related scientific research.