2012 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 35 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 2 - HOSPITALS, HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND HEALTH SERVICES
35-2-612. Denial of examination and copying.
(a) A hospital may deny access to health care information by a patient if the hospital reasonably concludes that:
(i) Knowledge of the health care information would pose an imminent threat to the life or safety of the patient;
(ii) Knowledge of the health care information could reasonably be expected to lead to the patient's identification of an individual who provided the information in confidence and under circumstances in which confidentiality was justified;
(iii) Knowledge of the health care information could reasonably be expected to pose an imminent threat to the life or safety of any individual;
(iv) The health care information is compiled and is used solely for litigation, quality assurance, peer review or administrative purposes; or
(v) Access to the health care information is otherwise prohibited by law.
(b) If a hospital denies a request for examination and copying under this section, the hospital shall notify the patient in writing and, to the extent possible, shall segregate health care information for which access has been denied from information for which access cannot be denied and permit the patient to examine or copy the disclosable information.
(c) If a hospital denies a patient's request for examination and copying, in whole or in part, under paragraph (a)(i) or (iii) of this section, the hospital shall permit examination and copying of the record by a health care provider, selected by the patient, who is licensed, certified or otherwise authorized by law to treat the patient. The hospital denying the request shall inform the patient of the patient's right to select another health care provider under this subsection.
