Health Care Information Privacy Requirements for Providers Subject to HIPAA (including 2026 electronic health record result release)

This part supplements HIPAA for Montana providers covered by it, setting state rules on disclosures (for example to workers' compensation insurers and law enforcement), compulsory process and fees. HB 590 (Ch. 694, L. 2025), effective July 1, 2026, bars information blocking by providers ordering lab tests and requires certain sensitive results, including genetic-marker tests and positive HIV tests, to be released in the patient's electronic health record within 72 hours of finalization unless released earlier.