An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Confidentiality of Health Care Information
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1711-C, sub-§6, ¶E, as amended by PL 1999, c. 512, Pt. A, §5 and affected by §7 and c. 790, Pt. A, §§58 and 60, is further amended to read:
E. To federal, state or local governmental entities in order to protect the public health and welfare when reporting is required or authorized by law or , to report a suspected crime against the health care practitioner or facility or to report when an alleged crime has been committed on the premises of the health care practitioner or the facility;
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This bill amends the law regarding confidentiality of health care information to allow health care practitioners or facilities to report to federal, state or local governmental entities if an alleged crime has been committed on the premises. Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 regulations allow for disclosure if a practitioner or a facility believes a crime has been committed on the premises. This bill amends the state law to be consistent with federal law.