2013 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 5 - Businesses and Professions
Chapter 5-37.7 - Rhode Island Health Information Exchange Act of 2008
Section 5-37.7-10 - Patient's rights.
§ 5-37.7-10 Patient's rights. – Pursuant to this chapter, a patient participant who has his or her confidential health care information transferred through the HIE shall have the following rights:
(1) To obtain a copy of his or her confidential health care information from the HIE;
(2) To obtain a copy of the disclosure report pertaining to his or her confidential health care information;
(3) To be notified as required by chapter 49.2 of title 11, the Rhode Island identity theft protection act, of a breach of the security system of the HIE;
(4) To terminate his or her participation in the HIE in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the agency; and
(5) To request to amend his or her own information through the provider participant.
History of Section.
(P.L. 2008, ch. 171, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 466, § 2; P.L. 2009, ch. 310, § 33.)
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