Sec. 158.309. - Release of emergency medical reports.

(a) The Director/Fire Chief of the Fire and Rescue Department or his designee is declared to be the custodian of the emergency medical reports of the Fire and Rescue Department. Emergency medical reports shall be released by the Fire and Rescue Department in accordance with the following procedures: (1) Emergency medical reports shall be released in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to a requesting and legally authorized party who presents a request and valid authorization to the Fire and Rescue Department for the inspection and release of the emergency medical report and who makes a payment of a research and copy fee per report, as found in www.coj.net/fees . The request for an emergency medical report must be signed by the patient or a person legally authorized to act on behalf of the patient, such as the patient's parents, legal guardian, attorney, etc. (2) The statistical information contained in the emergency medical report shall be released to any requesting party. (b) All fees paid to the Fire and Rescue Department pursuant to this Section shall be paid to the Tax Collector weekly. (Ord. 97-450-E, § 1; Ord. 2017-665-E , § 10)