§ 480.132 Disclosure of information about patients.

(a) General requirements for disclosure. Except as specified in §§ 476.130(d) and 476.140(b) of this chapter and paragraph (b) of this section, a QIO must—

(1) Disclose patient identified information in its possession to the identified patient or the patient's representative if—

(i) The patient or the patient's representative requests the information in writing;

(ii) The request by a patient's representative includes the designation, by the patient, of the representative; and