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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 45, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 12: Practice of optometry defined.
Section: 45:12-18.1: Record of examination of patient considered exclusive property of optometrist
The record of an optometrist of the examination of a patient, including patient's name, address, age, occupation, and all findings and pertinent facts concerning the patient discovered and disclosed during the course of such examination, as well as the record of professional services rendered and the fees charged therefor shall, because of the confidential nature in the relationship, be the exclusive property of the optometrist who rendered the professional services to the patient. Any unauthorized use by any other person, firm or corporation of the information contained therein shall constitute an infringement of the property rights of the patient and the optometrist, and shall subject the offender to a civil suit for damages by the person aggrieved.
L.1948, c. 350, p. 1408, s. 7.
This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2012-09-26 13:37:54.
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