South Dakota Revocation of Authorization To Use or Disclose Protected Health Information
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Covered entities may disclose protected health information that they believe is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to a person or the public, when such disclosure is made to someone they believe can prevent or lessen the threat (including the target of the threat).
Generally speaking, covered entities may disclose PHI to anyone a patient wants. They may also use or disclose PHI to notify a family member, personal representative, or someone responsible for the patient's care of the patient's location, general condition, or death.
PHI may be disclosed as necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health and safety of a person or the public based on the health care provider's professional judgment under 45 CFR 164.512(j).
An authorization is a detailed document that gives covered entities permission to use protected health information for specified purposes, which are generally other than treatment, payment, or health care operations, or to disclose protected health information to a third party specified by the individual.
Information can be shared without consent if it is justified in the public interest or required by law. Do not delay disclosing information to obtain consent if that might put children or young people at risk of significant harm.
There are a few scenarios where you can disclose PHI without patient consent: coroner's investigations, court litigation, reporting communicable diseases to a public health department, and reporting gunshot and knife wounds.
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.
A HIPAA authorization is a detailed document in which specific uses and disclosures of protected health are explained in full. By signing the authorization, an individual is giving consent to have their health information used or disclosed for the reasons stated on the authorization.
A covered entity is permitted, but not required, to use and disclose protected health information, without an individual's authorization, for the following purposes or situations: (1) To the Individual (unless required for access or accounting of disclosures); (2) Treatment, Payment, and Health Care Operations; (3)
Marketing Activities: A covered entity must obtain an individual's authorization prior to using or disclosing PHI for marketing activities. Marketing is considered any message or statement to the public in an effort to get them to use or seek more information about a product or service.
