{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-45.8","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-45.8","heading":"Confidentiality of patient information.","body":"(a)\tMedical records compiled and maintained by public health authorities in connection with the admission, treatment, and discharge of individual patients are not public records as defined by Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.\n(b)\tCharges, accounts, credit histories, and other personal financial records compiled and maintained by public health authorities in connection with the admission, treatment, and discharge of individual patients are not public records as defined by Chapter 132 of the General Statutes. (1997-502, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 130A. Public Health.","Article 2. Local Administration.","Part 1B. Public Health Authorities Authorized."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_130A/GS_130A-45.8.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:20:37Z","sha256":"54522217ca85422ef853f2821ff63e712356fcc8760c476bb139f71bc99b4819","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-45.7","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-45.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}