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Health Department May Withhold Prisoner’s Medical Records from Virginia Sheriff

Loaded on June 15, 2008

Filed under: Medical Records, Civil Procedure, Disclosure of Records. Location: Virginia.

Virginia’s Attorney General has opined that under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, §2.1-342 (b) (3) medical records held by the local health department may be withheld from the sheriff who is seeking “confidential health information” on a prisoner. See: 1987 Va. AG Lexis 181

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