Guidance issued by OCR explaining how HIPAA allows health care professionals to disclose PHI without a patient's consent in certain emergency situations, such as when a patient is unconscious or to prevent a serious and imminent threat to a patient's health or safety.
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CoE-PHI resource for Part 2 treatment providers, explaining how to respond to arrest warrants and law enforcement inquiries without violating federal privacy laws.
OCR guidance for parents describing when a parent is a child's personal representative and when exceptions may apply that would prevent a parent from accessing medical records.
CoE-PHI resource to summarize recent OCR guidance about sharing information with family members after an overdose.
CoE-PHI decision tree to help SUD providers determine whether Part 2 applies to their patient records in an FQHC.