SB1602 - Tennessee - Hospitals And Health Care Facilities, Medical Occupations, Physicians And Surgeons

Companion Bill HB0635. Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Authorizes certain health care providers to disclose a patient's medical records and related information to other health care providers or their attorneys in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68. Fiscal Summary for SB1602 / *HB0635Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB1602 / *HB0635 Generally, a patient's medical records are confidential. This bill authorizes physicians, hospitals, and other healthcare providers to disclose a patient's medical records, conditions, care and treatment and impressions and opinions in regard to the patient's conditions, care and treatment to any other healthcare provider or the other healthcare provider's attorney or agent in the following circumstances: (1) When a healthcare provider conducts peer [...]

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