Laws of North Carolina (Last Updated: May 12, 2015) |
Chapter131E. Health Care Facilities and Services. |
Article5. Hospital Licensure Act |
Part7. Confidential Information |
§131E-97. Confidentiality of patient information
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(a) Medical records compiled and maintained by health care facilities in connection with the admission, treatment, and discharge of individual patients are not public records as defined by Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.
(b) Charges, accounts, credit histories, and other personal financial records compiled and maintained by health care facilities in connection with the admission, treatment, and discharge of individual patients are not public records as defined by Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.
(1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 570, s. 10.)