50-16-805. Disclosure of information allowed for certain purposes.
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50-16-805 . Disclosure of information allowed for certain purposes.
(1)To the extent provided in 39-71-604 and 50-16-527 , a signed claim for workers' compensation or occupational disease benefits authorizes disclosure to the workers' compensation insurer, as defined in 39-71-116 , by the health care provider.
(2)A health care provider may disclose health care information about an individual for law enforcement purposes if the disclosure is to:
(a)federal, state, or local law enforcement authorities to the extent required by law; or
(b)a law enforcement officer about the general physical condition of a patient being treated in a health care facility if the patient was injured by the possible criminal act of another.
(3)A health care provider may disclose health care information to a fetal, infant, child, and maternal mortality review team for the purposes of 50-19-402 .
(4)A health care employer, as defined in 39-2-221 , may disclose information contained in written reports pursuant to 39-2-221 to the department of justice for data collection and reporting purposes.