Law / United States / 
Vermont
Health care privacy: disclosure of protected health information by covered entities and business associates
In force since .
A sensitive categories rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Disclosure
- Audit expectation
- none
As of .
What it requires
- 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.
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
What this law does
A covered entity or business associate may not disclose protected health information unless the disclosure is permitted under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Act 169 of 2016, which added section 1881 to title 18, barred a covered entity from disclosing protected health information unless the disclosure is permitted under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
Section 14 of Act 15 of 2023 amended section 1881, including subsection (b). Section 14 of Act 15 of 2023 took effect on . Covered entity and business associate have the meanings given in section 160.103 of title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Protected health information has the meaning given in section 160.103 of title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app handles health records.