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2022 Code of Alabama
Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.
Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.
Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.
Article 13 - Hospital Discharge Data
Section 22-21-419 - Discovery of Information.
Universal Citation: AL Code § 22-21-419 (2022)
Section 22-21-419
Discovery of information.
Individual patient data submitted by a hospital pursuant to this article shall remain at all times confidential and privileged from discovery. This article shall not be construed to prohibit discovery of patient specific information from original sources where the information is otherwise not privileged and discoverable under applicable law. This article does not expand or repeal any protections from discovery, privilege, or confidentiality that exist by law, rule, regulation, or decision by a court of final jurisdiction, except for the protections afforded by this article.
(Act 2021-129, §10.)
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