Vermont § 174 - Confidentiality

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 174 — Confidentiality, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 174. Confidentiality

  • (a)(1) All identifying information regarding an individual patient or health care provider
    is exempt from public inspection and copying under the Public Records Act and shall
    be kept confidential. (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (1) of this subsection, the Commissioner may enter into
    data sharing and protection agreements with researchers or state, regional, or national
    amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registries for bidirectional data exchange, provided
    access under such agreements is consistent with the privacy, security, and disclosure
    protections in this chapter. In the case of researchers, the Commissioner shall also
    first obtain evidence of the approval of their academic committee for the protection
    of human subjects established in accordance with 45 C.F.R. Part 46. The Commissioner shall disclose the minimum information necessary to accomplish
    a specified research purpose.

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Section 174 ("Confidentiality") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. 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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