District Of Columbia § 44-211 - Confidentiality of test results.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 44-211 — Confidentiality of test results., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-211. Confidentiality of test results.
44-211A patient may request, in writing, access to or copies of the results of the patient’s own laboratory tests.
All requests for clinical laboratory services, the results of all clinical laboratory tests, and the contents of patient specimens shall be confidential.
Persons other than the patient or the patient’s physician may have access to the results of the patient’s laboratory tests if:
The patient has given written consent to the person seeking access for the release of the records for a specific use; or
The court has issued a subpoena for the results of the patient’s laboratory tests, and except in a law enforcement investigation, the person seeking access has given the patient notice and an opportunity to contest the subpoena.
All clinical laboratory results shall be reported to the requesting physician. When there is no requesting physician, the clinical laboratory shall report the test results to the patient and shall recommend that the patient forward the laboratory results to the patient’s personal physician as soon as possible.
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Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does D.C. Code § 44-211 cover?
Section 44-211 ("Confidentiality of test results.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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