North Carolina Communicable Disease statutes require that all information and records that identify a person who has or may have a communicable disease remain strictly confidential.  This information cannot be released or made public except under the following circumstances:

• Release is made of specific medical or epidemiological information for statistical purposes in a way that no person is identified; 
• Release is made with written consent of the person identified or their guardian;
• Release is made to health care personnel providing medical care to the patient;
• Release is necessary to protect the public's health; 
• Release is made pursuant to a subpoena or court order;
• Release is made to another state or local public health agency for the purpose of preventing or controlling the spread of a communicable disease or condition;
• Release is made by the state, under separate restrictions, for bona fide research purposes.