Insurance Code 791.13(s) (1981; amended by AB 470, 2009)
Summary:
An insurance institution, agent, or insurance-support organization may disclose personal or privileged information about an individual to an insured or the insured's lawyer when the information disclosed is from an accident report, supplemental report, investigative report, etc. that the insured is entitled to obtain.
Keywords:
enrollee, lawyer, non-health insurer, personal representative, records disclosure to subjectData Origin:
insurance institutions, insurance agents, or insurance-support organizations Parties Bound:
insurance institutions, insurance agents, or insurance-support organizations Associated Federal Law(s):
Uses and disclosures of protected health information: general rules : personal representatives - must be treated as the individual with respect to the protected health information
Associated Federal Law(s):
Access of individuals to protected health information : Right of access: an individual has a right of access to inspect and obtain a copy of protected health information about the individual in a designated record set.