2025 Session
Last amended: 1986 session
§ 145.67 — Protection of Patient
Plain-Language Summary
The health care review laws do not reduce a patient's existing legal rights. Patients can still sue for malpractice and access their own medical records.
145.67 PROTECTION OF PATIENT.
Nothing contained in sections 145.61 to 145.67 shall be construed to relieve any person of any liability which the person has incurred or may incur to a patient as a result of furnishing health care to such patient.
History:
1971 c 283 s 7; 1986 c 444
History: History: 1971 c 283 s 7; 1986 c 444
Practical Notes
Your right to sue for medical malpractice or access your own medical records is not affected by the review organization confidentiality rules.