Can the Student Health Center release health care information (such as immunization records or laboratory test results) to students, who sign a Consent for Release and Disclosure?
A. Yes. Neither HIPAA nor FERPA prohibits the Student Health Center from releasing health care information to a student, who signs a Consent for the release and receipt of his or her own health care information. There are two considerations to keep in mind, however: First, if the student is younger than 18 years, then a parent would need to sign. Even under these circumstances, the student still may receive his or her own information. Second, it is foreseeable that the student may give this health care information to a professor or other third party. Once that occurs, the information may no longer be protected by FERPA or HIPAA. Having the Student Health Center send health care information directly to a physician, from a HIPAA standpoint, would ensure that the health care information remains “protected,” since the physician is a Covered Entity and is required to comply with HIPAA’s Privacy Rule.
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