The Maryland General Assembly passes Senate Bill 790 — a bill to protect individuals who are
endangered by the disclosure to insurance policy holders of confidential information about medical, reproductive health, and behavioral health services.
Not exact matches
Effective January 1, 2013, Insurance Law § 2612 also requires a health insurer, as defined in that section, to accommodate a reasonable request made
by a person covered
by an insurance policy or contract to receive communications of claim - related information
by alternative means or at alternative locations if the person clearly states that
disclosure of the information could
endanger the person.
a valid court order of protection issued
by a New York State Court and / or a statement that
disclosure of claim - related information could
endanger the person seeking confidentiality.
The scientific process is
endangered by a lawsuit seeking
disclosure of a cache of emails between two University of Arizona climate scientists, says an amicus brief AAAS joined.
(7) records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that the production of such law enforcement records or information (A) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, (B) would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or to an impartial adjudication, (C) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, (D) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source, including a State, local or foreign agency or authority or any private institution which furnished information on a confidential basis, and, in the case of a record or information compiled
by criminal law enforcement authority in the course of a criminal investigation or
by an agency conducting a lawful national security intelligence investigation, information furnished
by a confidential source, (E) would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions if such
disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law, or (F) could reasonably be expected to
endanger the life or physical safety of any individual; [the law enforcement exemption]
Similarly, the final rule permits individuals to request that health plans communicate with them
by alternative means, and the health plan must accommodate such a request if it is reasonable and the individual states that
disclosure of the information could
endanger the individual.
Health plans are required to accommodate reasonable requests
by individuals as well; however, they may require the individual to provide a statement that
disclosure of the information could
endanger the individual, and they may condition the accommodation on the receipt of such statement.
You have the right to receive our communications of your PHI to you
by an alternative method or at an alternative location if you write to us explaining that any
disclosure of your PHI could
endanger you, and you propose a reasonable alternative method or location.