Sec. 10. 22 MRSA §1711-C, sub-§6, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 793, Pt. A, §8 and affected by §10 and as affected by PL 1999, c. 3, §§3 and 5, is amended to read:

C. To a family or household member when an individual is receiving diagnosis, treatment or care in an emergency care facility or health care facility. A disclosure made pursuant to this paragraph may include only the presence and general health condition of the individual, unless the individual has directed the health care practitioner or facility otherwise, orally or in writing;

Sec. 11. 22 MRSA §1711-C, sub-§6, ¶¶J and K, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 793, Pt. A, §8 and affected by §10 and as affected by PL 1999, c. 3, §§3 and 5, are amended to read:

J. To a person engaged in the review of the provision of health care by a health care practitioner or facility or payment for such health care under Title 24, 24-A or 39-A or under a public program for the payment of health care or professional liability insurance for a health care practitioner or facility or to an agent, employee or contractor of such a person; or

K. To attorneys for a health care practitioner or facility as determined by the practitioner or facility to be required for adequate legal representation.;

Sec. 12. 22 MRSA §1711-C, sub-§6, ¶¶L and M are enacted to read:

L.__With an individual's oral authorization, a health care practitioner or facility may disclose health care information to those responsible for payment for the health care services provided to the individual to the extent necessary to obtain payment; or

M.__To a person picking up a prescription for an individual at that individual's request to the extent necessary.

Sec. 13. 22 MRSA §1711-C, sub-§9, as amended by PL 1999, c. 3, §1 and affected by §5, is further amended to read: