Law of Practicing Healthcare Professions

A healthcare professional shall maintain the confidentiality of information he Law of Practicing Healthcare Professions becomes privy to in the course of his practice and he may not disclose it except in the following cases: a) If disclosure is for the following purposes: 1. Reporting a case of death resulting from a criminal act or preventing the commission of a crime; in which case, disclosure may only be made to the competent authorities. 2. Reporting communicable or epidemic diseases. 3. Refuting accusations pertaining to his competence or the conduct of his profession made by the patient or his family. b) If the party concerned agrees, in writing, to the disclosure of said information or if such disclosure to the patient's family is beneficial to his treatment. c) If so ordered by a judicial authority.