A. Except as otherwise provided in state or federal law, individually identifiable health information that is accessible through a health information organization is not subject to a civil litigation subpoena directed to the health information organization unless Section 12-2294.01 is followed and a court has determined on motion and notice to the health information organization and the parties to the civil litigation in which the subpoena is served that the information sought from the health information organization is not available from the original source and either is relevant to the subject matter involved in the pending civil action or is reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence in the pending action.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-3808

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Health information organization: means an organization that oversees and governs the exchange of individually identifiable health information among organizations according to nationally recognized standards. See Arizona Laws 36-3801
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.

B. A person who issues a civil litigation subpoena to the health information organization pursuant to this section must certify before the issuance of the civil litigation subpoena that the requirements of subsection A of this section have been met.