Montana Code 50-16-605. Judicial, legislative, and administrative proceedings — testimony
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50-16-605. Judicial, legislative, and administrative proceedings — testimony. (1) An officer or employee of the department may not be examined in a judicial, legislative, administrative, or other proceeding about the existence or content of records containing individually identifiable health care information, including the results of investigations, unless all individuals whose names appear in the records give written consent to the release of information identifying them.
Terms Used In Montana Code 50-16-605
- Department: means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 50-16-602
- Health care information: means information, whether oral or recorded in any form or medium, that identifies or can readily be associated with the identity of an individual, including one who is deceased, and that relates to that individual's health care or status. See Montana Code 50-16-602
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(2)Subsection (1) does not apply if the health care information is to be released pursuant to 50-16-603(6) and (7).