{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-131e-97","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-97","heading":"Confidentiality of patient information.","body":"(a)\tMedical records compiled and maintained by health care facilities 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 health care facilities in connection with the admission, treatment, and discharge of individual patients are not public records as defined by Chapter 132 of the General Statutes. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 570, s. 10.)","path":["Chapter 131E. Health Care Facilities and Services.","Article 5. Hospital Licensure Act.","Part 7. Confidential Information."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_131E/GS_131E-97.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:21:12Z","sha256":"ec1e5c84b898ad610c13e7fc26c42acde48c644619e291b6fcd7f5a8d2b6fd5d","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-131e-96","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-131e-97.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}