Alabama Student Athlete Permission to Treat and to Release Medical Records

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This is a form signed by parents and child permitting the school to proceed with any medical treatment as needed and to make every possible effort to timely contact the parents in the event of an emergency. This form also permits the school to release any medical information to parents, medical professionals etc. as it pertains to a particular injury.
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FAQ

Because professional sports teams provide healthcare to their players via team doctors, they are healthcare providers under HIPAA.

The NFL is not a Covered Entity. They are not a doctor or a health insurance company. There is no HIPAA at work. Even if the NFL was a standard company, there is no HIPAA in the employment context even if you work for a Covered Entity.

Under HIPAA, personal health information can be provided to sports information staff or the media only with authorization from the athlete (Magee et al., 2003). Any sport entity that is covered under HIPAA needs to review its existing practices, policies, and procedures.

Because of this role in patient care, ATs are also at risk for liability and can be sued by a patient for negligence. As ATs, it is important for us to understand the legal definition of negligence and our risk for liability in practice.

Athletic trainers employed by covered entities can be contracted to provide healthcare at a public secondary school, where they would follow FERPA guidelines. If they split their work week, they'd follow HIPAA when they're treating patients in the clinic and FERPA when they're providing outreach at the school.

Under HIPAA, personal health information can be provided to sports information staff or the media only with authorization from the athlete (Magee et al., 2003). Any sport entity that is covered under HIPAA needs to review its existing practices, policies, and procedures.

Blanket silence is the easiest way to comply with HIPAA, but coaches and nonmedical staff aren't a part of the HIPAA law, and sports medical information isn't covered under Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, the law that regulates the privacy of school records.

Deadspin reported that the HHS has aggressively pursued HIPAA violations in recent years and noted that athletes' medical records are legally protected under HIPAA regulations.

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