Duty LXD-6860
Handles health records, in Vermont
Health care privacy: disclosure of protected health information by covered entities and business associatessince 1 line
18 V.S.A. sec. 1881(a), (b) · Read the law's page
- If you are a covered entity or business associate under the federal health privacy regulations, do not disclose protected health information unless the disclosure is permitted under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
Health care privacy: protected health information related to legally protected health care activitysince 2 lines
18 V.S.A. sec. 1881(c), (d) · Read the law's page
- If you are a covered entity or business associate under the federal health privacy regulations, do not disclose protected health information that is identifiable or susceptible to reidentification and is related to a legally protected health care activity to a government entity other than the State of Vermont or its political subdivisions or instrumentalities if you have reason to believe it will be used to investigate, impose liability or professional discipline on, or identify any individual for the mere act of seeking, obtaining, providing or facilitating that activity, or for use in a civil or criminal action, a proceeding preliminary to one, or a probate, legislative or administrative proceeding.
- You may make such a disclosure only where the patient or the patient's conservator, guardian or other authorized legal representative authorizes it, a Vermont or federal court of competent jurisdiction orders it (a State court order must include the court's determination that the information will not be used to impose liability or discipline solely because a person sought, obtained, provided or facilitated a legally protected health care activity), it goes to your designated business associate solely for your defense against a claim, it goes to Vermont's Board of Medical Practice or Office of Professional Regulation for a bona fide investigation of a provider or unauthorized practice, it goes to the Department of Health or the Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living for a bona fide investigation of a licensed facility, or it is required in the ordinary course of business of Vermont's Medicaid program, subject to 12 V.S.A. section 7306.