South Dakota Codified Laws 58-41-125. Confidentiality of information
Any information provided to the director by a health maintenance organization relative to risk bearing entities with which it is contracted is confidential and may not be disclosed to any person except to the extent that it is necessary to carry out the purposes of §§ 58-41-120 to 58-41-126, inclusive, and as allowed by state law, regardless of whether the information is in the form of paper, is preserved on microfilm, or is stored in computer readable form. If the information is disclosed pursuant to this section, the health maintenance organization providing the notice is not liable for the disclosure or any subsequent use or misuse of the information. The health maintenance organization is entitled to claim any statutory privileges against disclosure that the entity that provided the information to the health maintenance organization is entitled to claim. This section is not intended to create a private right of action.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-41-125
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- State: when used in context signifying a jurisdiction other than the State of South Dakota, a state, the District of Columbia, a territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States of America, or a province of the Dominion of Canada. See South Dakota Codified Laws 58-1-2
Source: SL 2013, ch 256, § 40.