Patient's Right of Access Limited to Records of Hospitals Receiving Legislative Appropriations: Doe v. Institute of Living, Inc.

Nokes, Gregory B.

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ERIC Number: EJ203286

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Publication Date: 1978

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Patient's Right of Access Limited to Records of Hospitals Receiving Legislative Appropriations: Doe v. Institute of Living, Inc.

Nokes, Gregory B.

Connecticut Law Review, v11 n1 p44-61 Fall 1978

The Supreme Court ruled that state statutes providing a former patient with access to medical records applies only to institutions receiving state legislative appropriations. The narrow focus of the case will allow challenges to the scope and validity of this ruling. (SF)

Descriptors: Confidential Records, Court Doctrine, Court Litigation, Disclosure, Hospitals, Legal Problems, Opinions, Patients, Psychiatric Hospitals, State Aid, State Legislation, Supreme Court Litigation, Taxes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers

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