Are medical records covered under FERPA?
Records made or maintained by a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other paraprofessional (if used only for treatment of a student and made available only to those persons providing the treatment) are NOT considered “Education Records” under FERPA. These records are governed by strict confidentiality provisions of other laws, as well as canons of professional ethics. Note, once such medical records are disclosed to someone other than “those persons providing treatment,” then the records are no longer considered medical records that are excluded from FERPA.
A Records made or maintained by a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other paraprofessional, if the records are used only for treatment of a student and made available only to those persons providing the treatment, are not considered education records under FERPA. These records are governed by strict confidentiality provisions of other laws, as well as canons of professional ethics. Note that once such medical records are disclosed to someone other than “those persons providing treatment,” then the records are no longer considered medical records that are excluded from FERPA, and the student is entitled to access the records. Q We have been asked to provide advice to our College’s Counseling Center on what student medical information the Center can share with College officials on a need-to-know basis. They want to know what they can disclose and when they should do so. Can anyone please direct me to a good discussion or analysis of this topic? A Student medical information and r
