| | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | emergencies; and |
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| | Whereas, Maine residents and health care providers have | encountered significant difficulties in the implementation of | Public Law 1997, chapter 793, on the confidentiality of health | care information; and |
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| | Whereas, the Legislature requires a period of time to address | these difficulties and to ensure that health care information is | provided appropriate confidential treatment; and |
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| | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | therefore, |
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1711-C, sub-§9, ķA, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 793, Pt. | A, §8 and affected by §10, is amended to read: |
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| A. The health care practitioner or facility provided a copy | of the original health care record to the 3rd party on or | after January October 1, 1999; |
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| | Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §1711-C, sub-§16, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 793, Pt. | A, §8 and affected by §10, is amended to read: |
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| | 16. Application. This section applies to all requests and | directives to disclose health care information issued or received | on or after January October 1, 1999 and to all authorizations to | disclose health care information executed on or after January | October 1, 1999. |
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| | Sec. 3. PL 1997, c. 793, Pt. A, §10 is amended to read: |
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| | Sec. A-10. Effective date. This Part takes effect January October 1, | 1999 with the exception of section 9 of this Part, which takes | effect August 1, 1998. |
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| | Sec. 4. PL 1997, c. 793, Pt. B, §6 is amended to read: |
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| | Sec. B-6. Effective date. This Part takes effect January October 1, | 1999. |
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| | Sec. 5. Retroactivity. This Act applies retroactively to January 1, | 1999. |
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