Data or information pertaining to the diagnosis, treatment or health of any enrollee obtained by the dental plan organization from the enrollee or any dentist shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person except to the extent that it may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, or upon the express consent of the enrollee or pursuant to statute or court order for the production of evidence of the discovery thereof, or in the event of claim or litigation between the enrollee and the dental plan organization wherein the data or information is pertinent. A dental plan organization shall be entitled to claim any statutory privileges against such disclosure which the dentist who furnished the information to the dental plan organization is entitled to claim.

63 Del. Laws, c. 49, § ?1;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 3820

  • Dental plan: means any contractual arrangement for dental services provided directly or arranged for or administered directly on a prepaid or postpaid individual or group capitation basis. See Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 3802
  • Dental plan organization: means any person who undertakes to provide directly or to arrange for or administer 1 or more dental plans providing dental services. See Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 3802
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Enrollee: means an individual and that individual's dependents who are enrolled in a dental plan organization. See Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 3802
  • 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.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
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