As a health care provider, what do we do if a patient refuses to sign any HIPAA forms of consent or authorization? Can we still treat the patient and what are our boundaries?

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As a health care provider, what do we do if a patient refuses to sign any HIPAA forms of consent or authorization? Can we still treat the patient and what are our boundaries?

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Is an ALC required to comply with the federal HIPAA requirements related to a health care provider’s electronic transmission of confidential health care information and billing data?
As a health care provider, what do we do if a patient refuses to sign any HIPAA forms of consent or authorization? Can we still treat the patient and what are our boundaries?
If a health care provider on a floor views the medical chart of a patient that is not in his or her patient load, is that a violation of HIPAA?

score 0 · Answer 1 · 2010-02-21T15:32:33+00:00

In general, treatment cannot be conditioned upon the patient signing an authorization. In the Privacy Guidance issued by OCR on December 3, 2002, clarifications were made on the difference between authorization and consents.

As a health care provider, what do we do if a patient refuses to sign any HIPAA forms of consent or authorization? Can we still treat the patient and what are our boundaries?

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