Is it best for residential providers to use HIPAAs individualized Authorization or continue using the release of information we have always used?
(April 2003) A: If information that, under HIPAA, requires an authorization before it can be released, the authorization must meet HIPAA requirements in order to be considered a valid authorization. In general, to be legally valid under HIPAA, an authorization must include at least the following: (1) a specific and meaningful description of the information to be used and disclosed; (2) the name or identification of the person or class of persons authorized to make the use or disclosure; (3) the name or identification of the person or class of persons to whom the requested use or disclosure is to be made; (4) the purpose of the disclosure (unless, if the disclosure is being made at the request of the patient, no other purpose need be identified); (5) an expiration date, condition or event that relates to the individual or the purpose of the use or disclosure; (6) a statement that the patient may refuse to sign the authorization; (7) a statement that unless an exception applies, treatmen
If information that, under HIPAA, requires an authorization before it can be released, the authorization must meet HIPAA requirements in order to be considered a valid authorization. In general, to be legally valid under HIPAA, an authorization must include at least the following: (1) a specific and meaningful description of the information to be used and disclosed; (2) the name or identification of the person or class of persons authorized to make the use or disclosure; (3) the name or identification of the person or class of persons to whom the requested use or disclosure is to be made; (4) the purpose of the disclosure (unless, if the disclosure is being made at the request of the patient, no other purpose need be identified); (5) an expiration date, condition or event that relates to the individual or the purpose of the use or disclosure; (6) a statement that the patient may refuse to sign the authorization; (7) a statement that unless an exception applies, treatment, payment, or e
