30.5.09
CONFIDENTIALITY
In most cases, it is professional misconduct to giveinformation concerning the condition of a patient orany services rendered to a patient to any other personexcept with the consent of the patient.18 However,there are some instances in which physicians are ableto, or are required to, disclose personal health...
27.5.09
Patient Requests Transfer
If a patient requests that a physician transfer his or herrecords, the transfer should take place in a timely fashion.The physician may charge the patient a reasonablefee to reflect the cost of the materials used, the timerequired to prepare the material and the direct cost ofsending the material to the requesting...
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