Health records; health care providers who prescribe or dispense controlled substances. (SB1029)
Introduced By
Sen. Phil Puckett (D-Tazewell)
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Description
Disclosure of health records; dispensing of controlled substances. Clarifies that nothing in the Health Records Privacy Act shall prohibit a health care provider who dispenses a controlled substance to a patient from disclosing information obtained from the Prescription Monitoring Program and contained in a patient's health care record to another health care provider when such disclosure is related to the care or treatment of the patient. This bill also provides that nothing shall prevent a person who prescribes or dispenses a controlled substance from redisclosing information obtained from the Prescription Monitoring Program to another prescriber or dispenser who prescribes or dispenses a controlled substance to a recipient. Amends § 32.1-127.1:03 (“Health records privacy.”), § 54.1-2525 (“Unlawful disclosure of information; disciplinary action authorized; penalties.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
