ALVISTA HEALTHCARE CENTER, INC. v. MILLER

No. A08A1899.

673 S.E.2d 637 (2009)

ALVISTA HEALTHCARE CENTER, INC. et al. v. MILLER.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

February 17, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnall, Golden & Gregory, Jason E. Bring, Robert T. Strang, III, Atlanta, for appellants.

Watkins, Lourie, Roll & Chance, Lance D. Lourie, Stephen R. Chance, Atlanta, for appellee.


PHIPPS, Judge.

Mary Miller brought this wrongful death action against Alvista Healthcare Center, Inc., the owner and operator of the nursing care facility in which Miller's husband lived at the time of his death. Before bringing suit, Miller asked Alvista to provide her with copies of her deceased husband's medical records. Alvista refused, based on its determination that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA")1...

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