Montana Code Annotated 2017

TITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS

CHAPTER 24. ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG DEPENDENCE

Part 3. Treatment of Alcoholics and Intoxicated Persons

Records Of Chemically Dependent Persons, Intoxicated Persons, And Family Members

53-24-306. Records of chemically dependent persons, intoxicated persons, and family members. (1) The registration and other records of treatment facilities shall remain confidential and are privileged to the patient.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the department may make available in accordance with Title 50, chapter 16, part 5, or other applicable law information from patients' records for purposes of research into the causes and treatment of chemical dependency. Information under this subsection may not be published in a way that discloses patients' names or other identifying information.

History: En. 69-6222 by Sec. 12, Ch. 302, L. 1974; Sec. 69-6222, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 80-2719 by Sec. 6, Ch. 280, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 80-2719; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 406, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 632, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 396, L. 2003.