Re: Parent Inquiries and HIPAA

[Ellen Rubin]

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Same with my kids at two different Washington State Universities.  Even the tuition statement goes to my son in his dorm, which he has to forward to us.   Without authorization they wouldn't even tell me if dorm fees were up to date or if we owed.    ------------------------------------------------ Ellen Rubin, RN, BSN Privacy Coordinator Box 359738 Harborview Medical Center Seattle, WA  98104 Office:   206 731-6048 Fax:      206 731-2097 Page:    206 989-1276 _______________________________ Email Confidentiality Footer Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message.  You may not copy or deliver this message to anyone.  If you are not the addressee indicated in this message, you should destroy it and notify the sender by reply email.     ----- Original Message ----- From: Ruedy, Valerie To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 2:06 PM Subject: RE: Parent Inquiries and HIPAA 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 Information Technology (651) 438-8426 [EMAIL PROTECTED]   This email and any attachments are intended for the exclusive use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. 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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 3:40 PM To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List Subject: RE: Parent Inquiries and HIPAA   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----- From: Drexler, Deborah (EHS) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 4:19 PM To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List Subject: FW: Parent Inquiries and HIPAA 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----- From: dale pocklington [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 3:41 PM To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List Subject: Parent Inquiries and HIPAA 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!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now --- 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/. 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