Court Opinion

ID: 9579851
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 21:59:17.865936+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:35:50.463164
License: Public Domain

Bernes, Judge,
concurring specially.
I concur in the judgment reached by the majority that OCGA § 9-11-9.2 is preempted by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191 (“HIPAA”). However, I write separately because I agree with the dissent’s analysis, except for the discussion of the HIPAA requirement that the written authorization put the patient on notice of the right to revoke the authorization. See 45 CFR § 164.508 (c) (2). Because OCGA § 9-11-9.2 does not contain notice of the right to revoke the authorization, I agree with the majority that HIPAA preempts it.