68-1-1007 - Liability for release of information Compliance not violative of confidentiality. - Tennessee Statutes

68-1-1007. Liability for release of information Compliance not violative of confidentiality.

A hospital, laboratory, facility, or health care practitioner that reports information to the department or allows the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative access to the medical records of cancer patients, as required by this part, shall not be held liable to any person for the release of the information to the department, nor shall the release of the information to the department be construed as a violation of any requirement of law or professional obligation to maintain the confidentiality of patient information.

[Acts 1983, ch. 124, § 8; 2000, ch. 775, § 10.]