Law / United States / 
Louisiana
Medical or hospital records of a patient: exclusive methods of obtaining and disclosing a health care provider's records
In force.
A sensitive categories rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Prohibition, Consent
- Audit expectation
- none
As of .
What it requires
- 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.
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
What this law does
Under Revised Statutes 13:3715.1, the exclusive method by which a person's medical, hospital or other treatment records may be obtained or disclosed by a health care provider is under Revised Statutes 40:1165.1, Code of Evidence Article 510, or a lawful subpoena or court order obtained as the section provides.
Under Revised Statutes 13:3715.1, records of the identity, diagnosis, prognosis or treatment of a patient maintained in a federally assisted substance or alcohol abuse program are confidential and may be disclosed only as 42 CFR Part 2 expressly authorizes. The page for Revised Statutes 13:3715.1 carries a note that the provision was included in the Unconstitutional Statutes Biennial Report to the Legislature dated .
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app handles health records.