# KRS § 311.282: 311.282 Disclosure or failure to disclose confidential information under specified circumstances not to create civil or criminal liability

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## Section

- **Citation:** KRS § 311.282
- **Heading:** 311.282 Disclosure or failure to disclose confidential information under specified circumstances not to create civil or criminal liability
- **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 311 / Section 311.282

## Text

311.282 Disclosure or failure to disclose confidential information under specified

circumstances not to create civil or criminal liability.

(1) A physician licensed pursuant to KRS Chapter 311 shall not be civilly or criminally

liable for the disclosure of otherwise confidential information under the following

circumstances:

(a) If a patient of the physician has tested positive for human immunodeficiency

virus discloses to the physician the identity of a spouse or sexual partner with

whom the patient has cohabitated for more than one (1) year; and

(b) The physician recommends the patient notify the spouse or sexual partner of

the positive test and refrain from engaging in sexual activity in a manner

likely to transmit the virus and the patient refuses;

(c) If, pursuant to a perceived civil duty or the ethical guidelines of the

profession, the physician reasonably and in good faith advises the spouse of

the patient or sexual partner with whom the patient has cohabitated for more

than one (1) year of the positive test and facts concerning the transmission of

the virus; and

(d) The physician reports information about HIV status to the Cabinet for Health

and Family Services pursuant to administrative regulations promulgated by

the cabinet.

(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing, a physician licensed pursuant to KRS Chapter 311

shall not be civilly or criminally liable for failure to disclose information relating to

a positive test result for human immunodeficiency virus of a patient to a spouse.

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