Montana § 50-16-530 Disclosure Without Patient's Authorization

Montana Statutes

§ 50-16-530 — Disclosure Without Patient's Authorization

Montana·Title 50 HEALTH AND SAFETY·Ch. 16 HEALTH CARE INFORMATION·Part 5 Uniform Health Care Information

50-16-530 . Disclosure without patient's authorization. A health care provider may disclose health care information about a patient without the patient's authorization if the disclosure is:

(1)directory information, unless the patient has instructed the health care provider not to make the disclosure;

(2)to federal, state, or local public health authorities, to the extent the health care provider is required by law to report health care information or when needed to protect the public health;

(3)to federal, state, or local law enforcement authorities to the extent required by law;

(4)to a law enforcement officer about the general physical condition of a patient being treated in a health care facility if the patient was injured on a public roadway or was injured by the possible criminal

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50-16-530 . Disclosure without patient's authorization. A health care provider may disclose health care information about a patient without the patient's authorization if the disclosure is:
(1) directory information, unless the patient has instructed the health care provider not to make the disclosure;
(2) to federal, state, or local public health authorities, to the extent the health care provider is required by law to report health care information or when needed to protect the public health;
(3) to federal, state, or local law enforcement authorities to the extent required by law;
(4) to a law enforcement officer about the general physical condition of a patient being treated in a health care facility if the patient was injured on a public roadway or was injured by the possible criminal act of another;
(5) in response to a request of the office of victims services for information under 53-9-104 (2)(b);
(6) pursuant to compulsory process in accordance with 50-16-535 and 50-16-536 ;
(7) pursuant to 50-16-712 ; or
(8) to the state medical examiner or a county coroner for use in determining cause of death. The information is required to be held confidential as provided by law.

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Legislative History

En. Sec. 10, Ch. 632, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 68, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 396, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 101, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 124, L. 2001.