A physician who in good faith releases medical records to a party pursuant to a written authorization from the patient or the patient's representative is immune from civil or criminal liability alleged to be caused by the physician's compliance with the request to release the information. The physician is not subject to disciplinary action for an alleged violation of law due to compliance with the request to release information.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-115-140
Immunity from civil, criminal, and disciplinary liability for compliance with request to release information
Known as the Physicians' Patient Records Act
The act spans §§ 44–44 (17 sections).
1992 Act No. 480, SECTION 1.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.