Research records, in a personally identifying form, developed or acquired by any person in the course of conducting research or a research study relating to HIV or AIDS shall be confidential, and these confidential research records shall not be disclosed by any person in possession of the research record, nor shall these confidential research records be discoverable, nor shall any person be compelled to produce any confidential research record, except as provided by this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 20, Sec. 9. Effective April 17, 2006.)