Law / United States / 
Northern Mariana Islands
Patient's Rights Act: civil action for wrongful release of confidential information or records
In force since .
An enforcement supervision rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Prohibition
What it requires
- If you are an individual or agency that holds confidential information or records about a person under the Patient's Rights Act, do not willfully and knowingly release them in violation of that Act (3 CMC 2562(a)).
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If you get it wrong
Private right of actionYes
Statutory damages
3 CMC 2562(a): the greater of $2,500 or three times the actual damages, if any, sustained, against an individual or agency that willfully and knowingly released confidential information or records in violation of the article; 2562(c): the plaintiff need not suffer or be threatened with actual damages.
- As of
- Currency
- USD
- Per person minimum
- 2,500
What this law does
Any person may bring an action against an individual or agency that has willfully and knowingly released confidential information or records concerning the person in violation of the article, for the greater of $2,500 or three times the amount of actual damages, if any, sustained by the person. Any person may also bring an action to enjoin the release of confidential information or records concerning the person.
It is not a prerequisite to an action under section 2562 that the plaintiff suffer or be threatened with actual damages. Public Law 8-38, the source of the article, took effect .
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