Section 3798.08. Civil or criminal liability

(A) A covered entity that accesses protected health information from or through an approved health information exchange or discloses protected health information to an approved health information exchange in a manner that complies with section 3798.07 of the Revised Code and is not in violation of section 3798.04 or 3798.06 of the Revised Code is not liable in a civil action and is not subject to criminal prosecution or professional disciplinary action arising out of or relating to the access or disclosure.

(B) An approved health information exchange is not liable in a civil action and not subject to criminal prosecution arising out of or relating to either of the following:

(1) A covered entity's having accessed protected health information from or through an approved health information exchange;

(2) A covered entity's disclosure of protected health information to the approved health information exchange if the disclosure complies with section 3798.07 of the Revised Code and is not in violation of section 3798.04 or 3798.06 of the Revised Code.

Added by 129th General AssemblyFile No.127, HB 487, §101.01, eff. 9/10/2012.