Release Of Information Without Consent In North Carolina
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NC Law (G.S. 8-53) The person authorized to obtain/authorize release of a person's medical records is, in order of priority: 1. The executor or administrator of the estate, or 2. The next of kin, if there is no executor or administrator.
A. Adults: 11 years after last date of patient encounter if no litigation, claim, audit, or official action involving the records has been initiated.
Community Right to Know permits any person in North Carolina to request a list of chemicals used or stored at a given facility. The request must be in writing and applies to employers who must compile a hazardous chemicals list and for those chemicals included on the list.
North Carolina's Public Records and Open Meetings laws ensure that the public can know what government officials and entities do. North Carolinians are entitled to see any public record. Public bodies must conduct business in public.
North Carolina has two Sunshine Laws to promote transparency in government: the Open Meetings Law and the Public Records Law. These laws give the public the right to attend meetings and to access documents deemed a public record.
The law states inspection and examination of records should be allowed at "reasonable times" and under the supervision of the agency. Agencies are required to furnish copies "as promptly as possible." Agencies are not required to provide access for inspection or copies outside normal business hours.
The NCCPA empowers North Carolina residents with control over their personal data and imposes obligations on organizations engaged in processing the personal data of North Carolina residents, positioning North Carolina at the forefront of state-level privacy legislation in the United States.
The NCCPA empowers North Carolina residents with control over their personal data and imposes obligations on organizations engaged in processing the personal data of North Carolina residents, positioning North Carolina at the forefront of state-level privacy legislation in the United States.
Under the North Carolina Public Records law, records of government are presumed to be public records unless otherwise protected. (A list of records considered confidential is outlined in the law.)
North Carolina's public records law requires custodians of records to allow public records to be inspected “at reasonable times and under reasonable supervision” and copies to be provided “as promptly as possible.”10 The law does not set a specific time within which an agency must respond.
