On 20 August 2012 18:27, Cynthia Ashley-Nelson <[email protected]> wrote: > In the US, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 > (HIPAA) governs release of medical information, which includes any medium, > including spoken, written, or electronically stored. This includes videos, > photographs, and x-rays. The only person legally entitled to release this > information is the patient or individual holding medical power of attorney. > You can find more information here: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/
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