Columbia Access to prescription drug monitoring program records ordinance (§ 11-64)
Chapter 11: Health and Sanitation · Article III. Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
In short: It's illegal to give anyone a patient's protected health information, including prescription records, unless state or federal law authorizes them to have it. It's also illegal to access, view or disclose that information without lawful authority.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
Access to patient records, prescriptions, and other protected health information shall be in compliance with federal and state law. It shall be unlawful to provide protected health information to any person not authorized by state or federal law to view, access or receive the protected health information. It shall be unlawful for a person to access, view, or disclose a patient's protected health information without lawful authority.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 11-64
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.