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My son (at
a state University) had to sign release forms both with the business office and
the health service at his university stating that his father and I could have
access to his records. Without his
signature (notarized, actually) on that form, I would have no more right to his
schedule/tuition/grades/health service records than a stranger’s. Valerie Ruedy Dakota County
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Message----- Deborah, I agree with
your assessment of the risk. But, from what I've seen in
the sample NPPs put out by TPAs, many TPAs are taking a pretty broad view
of 510(b). -----Original Message----- The only thing that might help you is the
510(b) "involvement in the individual's care." And that's only
a maybe. Tread carefully here. Besides the
very limited 510(b) exception, which may or may not even apply here, a
person technically has no more right to her adult daughter's PHI
than she does to her neighbor's PHI. And this is an area
fraught with legal liability. College-aged students are doing all sorts
of things they don't want their parents to know about. Woe to the entity
that discloses to the parent of a college student that the student had an AIDS
test, an STD diagnosis, an abortion, even substance abuse counseling... Deborah L. Drexler, Esq. HIPAA Program Consultant Executive Office Health Human Services One Ashburton Place Boston MA 02108 617-727-7600 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- I have a privacy related question that I
just can't seem to find a specific answer for. I am dealing with a TPA/Broker
type environment that has about 80% of the calls from non-providers
whose parents are calling on behalf of their adult college-aged children.
This is probably because the students either don't understand the insurance
process, don't have time to handle their claims, or because the parents still
handle all the child's finances. The nature of the calls are everything from
claims payment status to inquiries about problems. I can't find anything in the
HIPAA privacy regs. that specifically addresses this issue. Mostly, I have
found language regarding being a "personal representative". However,
that seems to address minor children, or situations where the parent has some
sort of legal authority over an adult child. My question is, under HIPAA, is there any
sort of language or interpretation that allows/covers the above situation
whereby we do not have to get the insured's consent to discuss his or her claim
with their parents? Dale W. Pocklington, MS, MHA, CDIA, CCA Do you Yahoo!? The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org _______________________________________________________ From the law offices of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. If you are the intended recipient but do not wish to receive communications through this medium, please so advise the sender immediately. |
Title: Message
- Parent Inquiries and HIPAA dale pocklington
- RE: Parent Inquiries and HIPAA Deborah Campbell
- RE: Parent Inquiries and HIPAA Chris Brancato
- FW: Parent Inquiries and HIPAA Drexler, Deborah (EHS)
- Re: Parent Inquiries and HIPAA Doug Webb
- RE: Parent Inquiries and HIPAA Mendel, Linda R.
- Re: Parent Inquiries and HIPAA Ruedy, Valerie
- Re: Parent Inquiries and HIPAA Ellen Rubin
- Re: Parent Inquiries and HIPAA thomas . b . kleyle
- RE: Parent Inquiries and HIPAA thomas . b . kleyle
- RE: Parent Inquiries and HIPAA Mendel, Linda R.
- RE: Parent Inquiries and HIPAA David Ermer
- RE: Parent Inquiries and HIPAA Gary Pritts
