Montana Code 50-15-704. Confidentiality
50-15-704. Confidentiality. Information received by the department pursuant to this part may not be released unless:
Terms Used In Montana Code 50-15-704
- Department: means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 50-15-702
- Health care practitioner: means a person licensed pursuant to Title 37, chapter 3, to practice medicine or pursuant to Title 37, chapter 4, to practice dentistry. See Montana Code 50-15-702
- Medical services: means diagnosis or treatment of illness in a human being by or under the supervision of a health care practitioner. See Montana Code 50-15-702
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(1)it is in statistical, nonidentifiable form;
(2)the provisions of Title 50, chapter 16, part 6, are satisfied;
(3)the release or transfer is to a person or organization that is qualified to perform data processing or data analysis and that has safeguards against unauthorized disclosure of that information;
(4)the release or transfer is to a central tumor registry of another state and is of information concerning a person who is residing in that state; or
(5)the release is to a health care practitioner or health care facility that is providing or has provided medical services to a person who has or has had a reportable tumor.