Generally, an authorization provides the authority for a doctor's release of PHI for specified purposes, which are generally other than treatment, payment, or healthcare operations, or, to disclose protected health information to a third party specified by the individual.
All U.S. citizens have the right to request public records. If you want to request law enforcement records or data, you can submit a request in writing using the PSP or Office of Open Records (OOR) form.
On January 1, 2009, a new Right to Know Law (the "RTKL") took effect in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Under this statute, public records of the City of Pittsburgh are generally available to citizens who request them.
If you would like to request records from the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC), you will need to download a PHRC right-to-know request form. The form can be dropped off in-person, mailed, emailed, or faxed to the PHRC.
Section 702 of the RTKL provides that “Agencies may fulfill verbal, written or anonymous verbal or written requests under this act.” Therefore, agencies have discretion as to whether they will answer anonymous requests.
A release of information is a legal document that allows patients to specify what parts of their medical records they want to be made public, to whom they want those parts made public, for how long, and under what legal restrictions or rules.
The Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law allows the public to inspect and/or obtain copies of Allegheny County Sheriff's public records. You may file a Right-to-Know request: Email – Form at bottom of this page. Mail – 436 Grant Street, Courthouse 111, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, ATTN RTK.
By signing an authorization to release information, a party is consenting to provide another party with access to otherwise confidential information or records about an individual. However, signing a release doesn't mean the complete loss of confidentiality because most authorization forms are subject to limitations.
The primary purpose of a release of information form is to protect the patient's privacy and ensure that their medical information is only shared with their consent. It empowers patients to control who has access to their personal health data and under what circumstances.
Some common synonyms of disclose are betray, divulge, reveal, and tell. While all these words mean "to make known what has been or should be concealed," disclose may imply a discovering but more often an imparting of information previously kept secret.