GeorgiaLaw on Patient Rights, confidentiality of patient information
Law of Georgia on Patient Rights, Law No. 283 of , Arts. 27-28
In force since .
A sensitive categories rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Access restriction
- Audit expectation
- none
What it requires
- 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.
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text.
What it makes you log
Logging duty
Arts. 27-28 impose a confidentiality duty on medical care providers. They place no duty on anyone to create, keep or produce a log or record.
- Kind
- None
- As of
What this law does
Art. 27 of the Law of Georgia on Patient Rights obliges medical care providers to protect the confidentiality of information held about patients, both during patients' lives and after their deaths. Art. 28(1) of the Law of Georgia on Patient Rights lists the cases in which a medical care provider may disclose confidential information, including where the patient agrees.
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app handles health records or processes personal data.
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