5 §20047. Records - Maine Statutes

Title 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES

Part 25: SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT HEADING: PL 1989, C. 934, PT. A, §3 (NEW); RR 1991, C. 2, §19 (COR)

Chapter 521: OFFICE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE HEADING: PL 1989, C. 934, PT. A, §3 (NEW)

Subchapter 3: TREATMENT HEADING: PL 1989, C. 934, PT. A, §3 (NEW)

§20047. Records

1. Registration and records. Registration and other records of treatment facilities must remain confidential and are privileged to the patient.

[ 1989, c. 934, Pt. A, §3 (NEW) .]

2. Information for research. Notwithstanding subsection 1, the director may make available information from patients' records for purposes of research into the causes and treatment of alcoholism and drug abuse. Information under this subsection may not be published in a way that discloses patients' names or other identifying information.

[ 1989, c. 934, Pt. A, §3 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1989, c. 934, §A3 (NEW).