                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DISCLOSURE OR USE OF INFORMATION FOR PURPOSE NOT CONNECTED WITH MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; DEPARTMENT NOT SUBJECT TO CERTAIN DISCLOSURE (§ 32.1-325.3)

A. The Board of Medical Assistance Services shall promulgate regulations
consistent with federal law to provide safeguards against the use or disclosure
of information, including information provided to a managed care organization
pursuant to &#xA7; 32.1-330.5, concerning applicants for and recipients of
medical assistance services for any purpose that is not directly connected with
the administration of the state plan for medical assistance services.

B. Information in the possession or control of the Department or a managed care
organization pursuant to &#xA7; 32.1-330.5 concerning applicants for and
recipients of medical assistance services shall not be subject to disclosure
through discovery in litigation to which the Department is not a necessary
party, unless the appropriate circuit court, for good cause shown, shall order
such disclosure.

HISTORY: 1989, c. 67; 1992, c. 107; 2018, c. 382.