130A-12. Confidentiality of records.
All records containing privileged patient medical information, information protected under 45 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 160 and 164, and information collected under the authority of Part 4 of Article 5 of this Chapter that are in the possession of the Department of Health and Human Services or local health departments shall be confidential and shall not be public records pursuant to G.S. 132-1. Notwithstanding G.S. 8-53, the information contained in the records may be disclosed for purposes of treatment, payment, research, or health care operations to the extent that disclosure is permitted under 45 Code of Federal Regulations 164.506 and 164.512(i). For purposes of this section, the terms "treatment," "payment," "research," and "health care operations" have the meanings given those terms in 45 Code of Federal Regulations 164.501. (1985, c. 470, s. 2; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 890, s. 9; 1995, c. 428, s. 1.1; 2004-80, s. 4; 2006-255, s. 13.2; 2011-145, s. 13.3(qq); 2011-314, s. 3.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 1 - Definitions, General Provisions and Remedies.
§ 130A-1.1 - Mission and essential services.
§ 130A-3 - Appointment of the State Health Director.
§ 130A-4.1 - State funds for maternal and child health care/nonsupplanting.
§ 130A-4.2 - State funds for health promotion/nonsupplanting.
§ 130A-4.3 - State funds for school nurses.
§ 130A-4.4 - Funds for AIDS Drug Assistance Program[Effective until January 1, 2023]
§ 130A-5 - Duties of the Secretary.
§ 130A-5.1 - State health standards.
§ 130A-6 - Delegation of authority.
§ 130A-10 - Advisory Committees.
§ 130A-11 - Residencies in public health.
§ 130A-12 - Confidentiality of records.
§ 130A-14 - Department may assist private nonprofit foundations.
§ 130A-15 - Access to information.
§ 130A-16 - Collection and reporting of race and ethnicity data.
§ 130A-19 - Abatement of public health nuisance.
§ 130A-20 - Abatement of an imminent hazard[Effective until January 1, 2023]
§ 130A-20.01 - Action for the recovery of costs of hazardous materials emergency medical response.
§ 130A-22 - Administrative penalties.
§ 130A-23 - Suspension and revocation of permits and program participation.
§ 130A-24 - Appeals procedure.
§ 130A-25 - Misdemeanor[Effective until January 1, 2023]
§ 130A-26.1 - Criminal violation of Article 9.
§ 130A-26.2 - Penalty for false reporting under Article 9.
§ 130A-26.3 - Limitations period for certain groundwater contamination actions.
§ 130A-26.4 - Violations of Article 4.
§ 130A-26A - Recodified as G.S130A-26.4 by Session Laws 2018-142, s17.