Title 5, Title 5 and Professions

(a) Civil penalties. Anyone who violates the provisions of this chapter may be held liable for actual and exemplary damages. (b) Criminal penalties. Anyone who intentionally and knowingly violates the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than ten t…

Any agreement purporting to waive the provisions of this chapter is declared to be against public policy and void.

If any provision of this chapter is held by a court to be invalid, that invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions of the chapter, and to this end the provisions of the chapter are declared severable.

The purpose of this chapter is to establish safeguards and confidentiality protections for the HIE in order to improve the quality, safety, and value of health care by promoting interoperability, enhancing electronic communication between providers, and supporting public health g…

As used in this chapter: (1) “Authorized representative” means: (i) A person empowered by the patient to assert or to waive confidentiality, or to disclose or authorize the disclosure of confidential information, as established by this chapter. That person is not, except by expli…

(a) There shall be established a statewide HIE under state authority to allow for the electronic mobilization of confidential healthcare information in Rhode Island. Confidential healthcare information may only be accessed, released, or transferred from the HIE in accordance with…

(a) The department shall develop regulations regarding the confidentiality of patient information received, accessed, or held by the HIE and is authorized to promulgate other regulations as the department deems necessary or desirable to implement the provisions of this chapter, i…

The RHIO shall, subject to and consistent with department regulations and contractual obligations it has with the state, be responsible for implementing recognized national standards for interoperability and all administrative, operational, and financial functions to support the …

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a patient or the patient’s authorized representative may opt out of having the patient’s confidential healthcare information disclosed from the HIE. Patients shall be notified of their right to opt out of having their confidential healthc…

The HIE must be subject to at least the following security procedures: (1) Authenticate the recipient of any confidential healthcare information disclosed by the HIE pursuant to this chapter pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the department; (2) Limit authorized acc…

Any confidential healthcare information obtained by a provider participant pursuant to this chapter may be further disclosed by such provider participant with or without authorization of the patient participant to the same extent that such information may be disclosed pursuant to…