Montana Code 50-16-802. Applicability
50-16-802. Applicability. This part applies only to health care providers subject to the health care information privacy protections of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), 42 U.S.C. § 1320d, et seq., and administrative rules adopted in connection with HIPAA.
Terms Used In Montana Code 50-16-802
- Health care: means care, services, or supplies provided by a health care provider that are related to the health of an individual. See Montana Code 50-16-803
- Health care information: means any information, whether oral or recorded in any form or medium, that:
(a)is created or received by a health care provider;
(b)relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual or to the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to the individual; and
(c)identifies or with respect to which there is a reasonable basis to believe the information can be used to identify the individual. See Montana Code 50-16-803