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HIPAA Release
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is a health information privacy protection rule. The privacy rule only applies only to covered entities. These covered entities must comply with privacy rules requirements to protect the privacy of health information and must provide individuals with certain rights with respect to their health information. Covered entities include a health care provider, a health plan, and health clearing houses.
The health care provider includes doctors, clinics, psychologists, dentists, chiropractors, nursing homes, pharmacies and more. A health plan includes health insurance companies, HMOs, company health plans, and government programs that pay for health care such as Medicaid, Medicare, and the Military and Veterans Health Care programs. A health clearing house includes entities that process non-standard health information from another entity into a standard electronic or data format.
The privacy rule does allow the disclosure of information when needed to notify a family member or anyone responsible for the patient’s care about the patient’s location or general condition. A health care provider may share this information even when the patient is incapacitated if doing so is in the best interest of the patient.
However, the privacy does not allow the disclosure of the information needed by your health care agent to make inform decisions for the care and treatment of a patient. It is important to have a HIPAA release in place in order that the doctors and medical professionals feel comfortable discussing your medical condition with those you trust and love.
Although your Health Care Power of Attorney will have already have granted one of these individuals the power to make decisions, most people would like that health care agent to speak with other family members and have other loved ones participate in the conversations with the medical providers. A HIPAA release allows people other than your Health Care Power of Attorney agent to have discussions with medical personnel.
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Meurer Law Offices
5347 S. Valentia Way, Suite 220
Greenwood Village, Co. 80111
303.991.3544
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MEURER LAW OFFICES, P.C.
5347 South Valentia Way, Suite 220
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Phone: 303-991-3544
