Relating to disclosure of the electronic protected health information of a minor to a legal guardian

The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill requires a health care provider or facility that maintains or transmits electronic protected health information (EPHI) to disclose to the legal guardian of a minor the minor’s EPHI, with some exceptions. The exceptions include that the EPHI relates to health care for which the minor is legally authorized to consent without the consent of a legal guardian; or if disclosure of the EPHI to a legal guardian is otherwise prohibited by state or federal law. The bill provides definitions used in the bill including “disclosure”, “electronic media”, “electronic protected health information”, “facility”, “health care”, “health care provider”, “health information”, “legal guardian”, and “protected health information”.