Ed - You might want to take a look at the December 4, 2002 clarification document. In a nutshell, you can rely on professional judgment. OCR stated that others can pick up prescriptions for the patient. Chances are that the only way the individual knows to pick up the information, etc. is if the patient informed the individual. For the majority of items, this should not be an issue - but if the person is picking a Rx for pain meds, etc, you might want to verify with the patient.
Hope this helps, Dan Kelsey Practice Advisor Indiana State Medical Association 800-257-4762 (317) 261-2060 (317) 261-2076 - fax -----Original Message----- From: Ed Hecht [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 11:12 AM To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List Subject: identification of people at front desk We're a busy primary care office and often have people stop in to pick up various things - referrals, prescriptions, letters, medical records, etc. Often it is not the patient him/herself. What are we required to do to: a. insure that the person is who s/he is supposed to be b. if it is not the patient, that s/he has the right to pick up the material. We have already started to seal everything in an envelope, which we didn't used to do. Any guidance would be appreciated. Thank you. Ed Hecht, CEO, Piedmont Primary Care --- 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
