Section 14
To Maintain Confidentiality
(1) While providing health service, information including health condition of the service recipient, diagnosis or treatment obtained by him or her shall be kept confidential.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prevent the information from being published, in any of the following circumstances:
(a) If the service recipient gives written consent to publish the information,
(b) If any information is to be published in accordance with the order of the court or prevailing law,
(c) If it appears to have serious impact in public health if information is not published.
(3) For the purposes of clause (c) of sub-section (2), it shall be in accordance with the decision made by the prescribed official regarding whether serious impact is going to occur in the public health.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prevent the information from being published, in any of the following circumstances:
(a) If the service recipient gives written consent to publish the information,
(b) If any information is to be published in accordance with the order of the court or prevailing law,
(c) If it appears to have serious impact in public health if information is not published.
(3) For the purposes of clause (c) of sub-section (2), it shall be in accordance with the decision made by the prescribed official regarding whether serious impact is going to occur in the public health.