§324-12 Identification of persons studied; restriction. The material shall be used or published only for the purpose of advancing medical research, medical education, or education of the public in the interest of reducing morbidity or mortality. The identity, or any group of facts which tends to lead to the identity, of any person whose condition or treatment has been studied shall be confidential and shall not be revealed in any reports or any other matter prepared, released, or published by the research or study committees under any circumstances. [L 1964, c 13, §3; Supp, §48B-12; HRS §324-12]