Duty LXD-6845
Handles health records, in Louisiana
Louisiana Human Genomic Security Act of 2025: prohibition on certain human genetic sequencerssince 1 line
La. R.S. 51:3183 · Read the law's page
- If you are a medical facility or research facility in Louisiana, do not put into service any new or additional human genetic sequencer, or operational and research software used for human genetic analysis, produced by the government of a foreign adversary (the People's Republic of China including Hong Kong, Cuba, Iran, North Korea or Russia), a state-owned company of a foreign adversary or a foreign adversary company.
Medical or hospital records of a patient: exclusive methods of obtaining and disclosing a health care provider's recordsin force2 lines
La. R.S. 13:3715.1 · Read the law's page
- If you are a health care provider, disclose a patient's medical, hospital or other treatment records only under R.S. 40:1165.1, Code of Evidence Article 510, or a lawful subpoena or court order obtained as R.S. 13:3715.1 provides, including the affidavit and seven-day notice conditions for a subpoena for a party's records.
- Disclose records of a patient maintained in a federally assisted substance or alcohol abuse program only for the purposes and under the circumstances 42 CFR Part 2 expressly authorizes.
Healthcare information and records: patient access to records, charges and civil penaltyin force4 lines
La. R.S. 40:1165.1 · Read the law's page
- If you are a health care provider, furnish each patient, on request, a copy of any information related to the patient that you have transmitted to any company, public or private agency, or person.
- On a patient's or authorized person's signed authorization, provide a copy of the entirety of the treatment records in the form in which they exist, at no more than the charges the section sets, and a certification page on completeness if requested.
- If you are a physician or dentist, retain medical and dental records for at least six years from the date the patient is last treated.
- If you operate a clinical laboratory or medical facility, report test results to the patient on request after verifying the patient's identification, and tell the ordering provider that the patient requested them.
Louisiana Human Genomic Security Act of 2025: storage of human genetic sequencing datain force2 lines
La. R.S. 51:3184 and 51:3185 · Read the law's page
- If you are a medical facility, human genomic research facility or company, store human genetic sequencing data only at geographic locations outside any foreign adversary country (the People's Republic of China including Hong Kong, Cuba, Iran, North Korea or Russia), and do not allow remote access to that storage, other than open data, from a foreign adversary country.
- If you store human genetic sequencing data, including through contracts with third-party data storage companies, secure it with reasonable encryption methods, restrictions on access and other cybersecurity best practices.