N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-97

Confidentiality of patient information

Known as the Hospital Licensure Act

The act spans §§ 131E-75 to 131E-99 (38 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 127 N.C. App. 629 - Virmani v. Presbyterian Health Services Corp. (1997)

Most recently applied in Se. Anesthesiology Consultants, Pllc v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hosp. Auth. (June 2018)

1993 (Reg

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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.

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.