Jill-
In Kansas, the authorization is valid for a year (unless otherwise
specified by the patient)
and it is our policy to not disclose information that was generated after
the
date of the patients signature on the authorization. At the time they sign
the
authorization, they have no way of knowin
nuary 20, 2003 2:34 PM
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Subject: RE: When to have the patient sign an authorization
I believe that HIPAA requires any authorization to expire either on a
specific date or at a specific event. An event expiration could in fact, be
upon the individual&#
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Subject: RE: When to have the patient sign an authorization
I do not believe that HIPAA mandates that an authorization can only be valid
for 60 days. Such a limitation might be a part of state law, or an
organization's own standard. I think that if you can f
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As the need arises.
As the need arises. The authorization is only valid for 60 days.
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How are providers in part
Jill,
I'm
not sure how a provider could have them sign an authorization when they arrive
unless they already knew they would need one for a specific event. The regs say
the authorization must be for a specific event or time period. I'm not sure you
can get away with a blanket authorization.
