§ 40:2017.9 — Medicare; use of information obtained; penalty

Louisiana § 40:2017.9

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 40: Public Health and Safety

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§2017.9. Medicare; use of information obtained; penalty
All files, records, reports, or other papers, or any information obtained at any time by
the Louisiana Department of Health in the course of discharging its duties under any
agreement with the United States of America through the Department of Health, Education
and Welfare or its successor pertaining to Public Law 80-97, popularly known as the
Medicare Act, shall be used solely for the purposes of such agreement; and it shall be
unlawful, except for said purposes, for any person to solicit, disclose, receive or make use
of or to authorize or knowingly permit, participate in or acquiesce in the use of any
information obtained by the Louisiana Department of Health pursuant to, or as a result of,
any agreement with the United States of America as aforementioned. Nothing herein
contained shall limit the use of records, reports, charts, documents or other papers or
information as governed by R.S. 40:2013.3, 2014.1, or 2016 or R.S. 44:7.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1966, No. 168, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 680, §54; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.