N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-374
Security of health data
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
(1) Medical records of individual patients shall be confidential and shall not be public records open to inspection. The State Center for Health Statistics may disclose medical records of individual patients which identify the individual described in the record only if: The individual described in the medical record has authorized the disclosure; or
(1) Medical records of individual patients shall be confidential and shall not be public records open to inspection. The State Center for Health Statistics may disclose medical records of individual patients which identify the individual described in the record only if: The individual described in the medical record has authorized the disclosure; or
(2) The disclosure is for bona fide research purposes. The Commission shall adopt rules providing for the use of the medical records for research purposes.
(2) The disclosure is for bona fide research purposes. The Commission shall adopt rules providing for the use of the medical records for research purposes.
(3) The State Center for Health Statistics shall take appropriate measures to protect the security of health data collected by the Center, including: Limiting the access to health data to authorized individuals who have received training in the handling of this data;
(3) The State Center for Health Statistics shall take appropriate measures to protect the security of health data collected by the Center, including: Limiting the access to health data to authorized individuals who have received training in the handling of this data;
(4) Designating a person to be responsible for physical security; and
(4) Designating a person to be responsible for physical security; and
(5) Developing and implementing a system for monitoring security.
(5) Developing and implementing a system for monitoring security.
History
(1983, c. 891, s. 2.)
§§ 130A-375, 130A-376: Reserved for future codification purposes.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.