An employer may not require medical or psychological examinations of employees, unless they are job-related and necessary for business. Employers may conduct voluntary medical examinations, including voluntary medical histories, which are part of an employee health program available to employees at that worksite.
The Legislative Open Records Act exempts from the presumption of disclosure medical files, if their disclosure would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
The Public Records Act does not require the disclosure of medical or similar files, when that disclosure would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Exemptions from Public Records Act disclosure include confidentiality of resident information in residential care facilities, client information for residential care facilities for the elderly.
If a person dies while in the custody of a law enforcement agency, the agency shall report the facts concerning the death to the Attorney General. These writings are public records within the meaning the Public Records Act, but the disclosure of confidential medical information that may have been submitted is subject to the CMIA
Exemptions from Public Records Act disclosure include confidentiality of records and claims relating to group insurance for local government employees.
