Sec. 7. (a) The attorney general shall make reasonable efforts to notify the patients and those individuals identified in:
(1) health records; or
(2) records or documents that contain personal information;
that the attorney general has taken possession of the records or documents. The notice in this subsection must include information about the procedure for either obtaining originals or copies of the records or having the original records sent to a duly authorized subsequent treating health care provider.
(b) Unless prohibited by law, the attorney general may also notify other persons, including professional organizations, hospitals, law enforcement agencies, and government units, who:
(1) may be able to assist in notifying persons whose records were abandoned and secured by the attorney general under this chapter; and
(2) when appropriate, may be able to assist in returning the records to those persons.
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.1.