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Title 18 : Health
Chapter 004A : AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS REGISTRY
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 177)-
[Effective July 1, 2023.]
§ 177. Liability
(a) No action for damages arising from the disclosure of confidential or privileged information shall be maintained against any person, or the employer or employee of any person, who participates in good faith in the reporting of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry data or data for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis morbidity or mortality studies in accordance with this chapter.
(b) No license of a health care provider shall be denied, suspended, or revoked for the good faith disclosure of confidential or privileged information in the reporting of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry data or data for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis morbidity or mortality studies in accordance with this chapter.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to the unauthorized disclosure of confidential or privileged information when such disclosure is due to gross negligence or willful misconduct. (Added 2021, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.)
