If the attorney is providing an authorization, the minimum necessary rule does not apply. If the attorney is a business associate of the CE, then no authorization is required because legal services are health care operations. In addition, the CE may rely upon their own professional's representation that the entire medical record is necessary to carry out their duties as being the minimum necessary.
Jud Gerald "Jud" E. DeLoss, Esq. Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 885 Island Park Drive Post Office Drawer H (29402) Charleston, SC 29492 Telephone (843) 577-7700 Direct (843) 329-5313 Facsimile (843) 577-7708 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The information contained in this message may be privileged and/or confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies of the material. -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 2:23 PM To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List Subject: Attorney Authorization Wondering how Ce's will be treating a general authorization by attorneys to release medical information and/or records, especially if some info not pertinent/exceeded minimum necessary standard pertaining to the matter that the attorney is representing the insured for? Thomas L. Johnson Vice President, External Affairs and Compliance D.C. Chartered Health Plan 820 First Street, N.E. Suite LL100 Washington, DC 20002 (p) 202-408-2034 (f) 202-408-0838 STATEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. --- 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 --- 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
