Except as provided in subsections 1, 2 and 3, information obtained by Dirigo Health under this chapter is a public record within the meaning of Title 1, chapter 13, subchapter 1. [PL 2005, c. 615, §2 (AMD).]
1. Financial information. Any personally identifiable financial information, supporting data or tax return of any person obtained by Dirigo Health under this chapter is confidential.

[PL 2023, c. 123, §5 (AMD).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6907

  • health insurance: means insurance of human beings against bodily injury, disablement or death by accident or accidental means, or the expense thereof, or against disablement or expense resulting from sickness, and every insurance appertaining thereto, including provision for the mental and emotional welfare of human beings by defraying the costs of legal services only to the extent provided for in chapter 38. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 704
  • Practitioner-specific quality data: includes , but is not limited to, records, reports, working papers, drafts, analyses, e-mail, interoffice and intraoffice memoranda and other data collected, used, produced or maintained by the Maine Quality Forum, established in section 6951, for the purposes of measuring a health care practitioner's professional performance against consensus best practices and local and national patterns of health care. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6903
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
2. Health information. Health information obtained by Dirigo Health under this chapter that is covered by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936 or information covered by chapter 24 or Title 22, section 1711?C is confidential.

[PL 2023, c. 123, §6 (AMD).]

3. Practitioner-specific quality data. The confidentiality of practitioner-specific quality data is determined according to this subsection.
A. Practitioner-specific quality data is confidential and may not be disclosed by the Maine Quality Forum prior to a determination of accuracy and completeness made under paragraph B. [PL 2005, c. 615, §3 (NEW).]
B. Practitioner-specific quality data is not confidential after a determination of its accuracy and completeness is made by the Director of the Maine Quality Forum or a designee. [PL 2005, c. 615, §3 (NEW).]

[PL 2005, c. 615, §3 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2003, c. 469, §A8 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 615, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 123, §§5, 6 (AMD).
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