1. (1) To the extent provided in 39-71-604 and 50-16-527, a signed claim for workers' compensation or occupational disease benefits authorizes disclosure to the workers' compensation insurer, as defined in 39-71-116, by the health care provider.

2. (2) A health care provider may disclose health care information about an individual for law enforcement purposes if the disclosure is to:

   1. (a) federal, state, or local law enforcement authorities to the extent required by law; or
   2. (b) a law enforcement officer about the general physical condition of a patient being treated in a health care facility if the patient was injured by the possible criminal act of another.
3. (3) A health care provider may disclose health care information to a fetal, infant, child, and maternal mortality review team for the purposes of 50-19-402.
4. (4) A health care employer, as defined in 39-2-221, may disclose information contained in written reports pursuant to 39-2-221 to the department of justice for data collection and reporting purposes.

History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 396, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 67, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 353, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 235, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 516, L. 2023.