Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1278.1 – Production of patient records; maintenance of confidentiality
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1278.1
- Board: means the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1262
- Physician: means a natural person who is the holder of an allopathic (M. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1262
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
Notwithstanding any privilege of confidentiality recognized by law, no physician or health care institution with which such physician is affiliated shall, acting under any such privilege, fail or refuse to respond to a lawfully issued subpoena of the board for any medical information, testimony, records, data, reports or other documents, tangible items, or information relative to any patient treated by such physician under investigation; provided, however, that the identity of any patient identified in or by such records or information shall be maintained in confidence by the board and shall be deemed a privilege of confidentiality existing in favor of any such patient. For the purpose of maintaining such confidentiality of patient identity, the board shall cause any such medical records or the transcript of any such testimony to be altered so as to prevent the disclosure of the identity of the patient to whom such records or testimony relates.
Acts 1987, No. 884, §1.