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Source:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)Date Published:10/27/2017Format:PDFAnnotation:This two-page fact sheet explains how health care providers have broad ability to share health information with patients' family members during certain crisis situations, such as an opioid overdose, without violating Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy regulations. It discusses how HIPAA respects individual autonomy by placing certain limitations on sharing health information with family members, friends, and others without the patient's agreement.Type:FactsheetID:16093. From Disaster Lit®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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