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a written authorization from the individual, including disclosure |
| of admission and general condition of a patient to family or |
| household members. These limited permissible disclosures do not |
| permit the disclosure to the public of whether an individual has |
| been admitted to or discharged from a hospital. This bill amends |
| current law to permit any person to receive a statement of the fact |
| of an individual's admission to or discharge from a health care |
| facility. The bill limits the health care facilities from which |
| this information can be obtained to those providing in-patient |
| health care and that are not home health care providers, hospice |
| programs, pharmacies, state mental health institutes or other named |
| facilities. The bill is emergency legislation. |
