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District of Columbia

Who Has Access
Patient or his/her legal representative or health care provider except for psychological or psychiatric records which may be provided as a report instead of copies of records (§456.057); patient’s guardian,
curator, or personal representative, anyone authorized in writing (§395.3025)

Privilege
Physician and mental health professionals (§14-307). Does not apply to child abuse reports or in criminal cases involving serious bodily harm (§7-1911)

Mandatory Reporting
Mayor may issue list of diseases which physicians must report to Commission of Public Health (§7-131)

Patient Waiver
None

Insurance Purposes
None

AIDS
Information and records pertaining to persons with AIDS are confidential (§7-1605)


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