Our psychiatrist referred a client to a medical physician for an examination. Would our psychiatrist be entitled to the results of that examination without having a release of information form?
(A) PHI may be disclosed for most treatment purposes, including as needed among providers for consultation, referral, case management, etc. However, any non-DMH providers may have their own requirements. HIPAA Privacy creates a national floor for privacy of PHI, but providers may provide other protections, and HIPAA must be considered along with other federal and states laws that provide additional privacy protections (e.g., federal alcohol and drug, and to some extent, state laws, including those protecting DMH patient info.) Bottom-line, while we may know what HIPAA permits, we cannot always say what an outside provider may require.
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