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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, except as provided by subsection (2) of this section, a health care provider requesting that a medical laboratory test for a patient is performed shall not engage in information blocking as described in 42 U.S.C. sec. 300jj-52.
(2) The following reports or test results and any other related results shall not be disclosed to a patient as part of the patient's electronic health record, or in the case of a clinical laboratory test result, or pathology report, shall not be disclosed by the person or entity that administers and controls the patient's electronic health record, until seventy-two (72) hours after the results are finalized, unless the health care provider directs the release of the results before the end of that seventy-two (72) hour period:
(a) Pathology reports or radiology reports that have a reasonable likelihood of showing a finding of malignancy; or
(b) Tests that could reveal genetic markers.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXVI. Occupations and Professions § 333.152.Laboratory tests; disclosure; exceptions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xxvi-occupations-and-professions/ky-rev-st-sect-333-152/
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