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Court of Appeals Holds Medical Malpractice Release Authorization Preempted by HIPAA


by S. Derek Bauer
Benjamin Erwin
Powell Goldstein LLP View Firm Credentials
Atlanta Office

June 25, 2007

Previously published on August 14, 2006

The Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled that a Georgia statute requiring medical malpractice plaintiffs to attach to their complaint a medical record release is preempted by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.




 

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