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May a hospital provide information, including a patients room number, to a patients family or friends or to the clergy?

April 26, 2017clergy family friends hospital patient room

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May a hospital provide information, including a patients room number, to a patients family or friends or to the clergy?

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Yes. The Privacy Rules allow hospitals to disclose patients’ names and other directory information to anyone asking for the patient by name or to the clergy. Patients do not need to sign up to be included in the directory, but must be allowed to “opt out” and choose not to be listed.