42-4-112. Confidentiality of records; penalty for disclosure; authorized disclosure.
(a) Any application, information and record obtained, compiled and maintained for an applicant or qualified recipient of medical assistance under this chapter is confidential and shall not be disclosed or used for any purpose other than the administration of this chapter.
(b) A violation of subsection (a) of this section is a misdemeanor.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section and any other provision of law to the contrary, and for purposes of ensuring any medical assistance under this act does not duplicate any benefit payment made by another state agency, insurer, group health plan, third party administrator, health maintenance organization or similar entity, the department may upon request of the state agency, insurer or similar entity, disclose information limited to a recipient's name, social security number, amount of payment, charge for services, date of services and services rendered relating to medical assistance payments made under this act. A state agency, insurer, group health plan, health maintenance organization or similar entity shall, upon request of the department, disclose the same limited information to the department. Information received under this subsection shall be used only for the purpose authorized by this subsection and shall otherwise be confidential and the state agency, insurer, group health plan, health maintenance organization or other recipient entity shall be subject to the confidentiality restrictions imposed by law upon information received to the extent required of the department. Any violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.
(d) Prior to receipt of any payment under this act, the department shall require an applicant for or recipient of assistance under this act to sign a waiver authorizing the release of information limited to assistance payment information to state agencies, insurers, group health plans, third party administrators, health maintenance organizations or similar entities for purposes specified by subsection (c) of this section.
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