39-606. REPORTS. Reports to the director of the department of health and welfare of the existence of diseases included in this chapter shall be made by the name of the patient being treated for such disease. It is the intent of this chapter to observe all possible secrecy for the benefit of the sufferer so long as the said sufferer conforms to the requirements of this chapter. Confidential disease reports containing patient identification reported under this section shall only be used by public health officials who must conduct investigations and shall be subject to disclosure according to chapter 1, title 74, Idaho Code. Any person who willfully or maliciously discloses the content of any confidential public health record, as described herein to any third party, except pursuant to a written authorization by the person who is the subject of the record or by his or her guardian or conservator, or as otherwise authorized by law, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
[(39-606) 1921, ch. 200, sec. 7, p. 406; I.C.A., sec. 38-506; am. 1974, ch. 23, sec. 98, p. 633; am. 1987, ch. 222, sec. 1, p. 475; am. 1990, ch. 213, sec. 38, p. 513; am. 2015, ch. 141, sec. 84, p. 440.]
Structure Idaho Code
Chapter 6 - CONTROL OF VENEREAL DISEASES
Section 39-601 - VENEREAL DISEASES ENUMERATED.
Section 39-601A - POLICY ON EXPENDITURES.
Section 39-602 - REPORT OF VENEREAL DISEASE TO HEALTH AUTHORITIES.
Section 39-603 - EXAMINATION, TREATMENT, AND QUARANTINE — REPRESSION OF PROSTITUTION.
Section 39-605 - RULES FOR CARRYING OUT LAW.
Section 39-607 - PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
Section 39-609 - DECLARATION OF POLICY.
Section 39-610 - DISCLOSURE OF HIV AND HBV REPORTING INFORMATION.