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Dispelling the Myths About Information Sharing Between the Mental Health and Criminal Justice Systems
Publication year:
2007
| Cataloged on:
Apr. 17, 2007
ANNOTATION: Misunderstandings regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its relationship to interactions between law enforcement agencies and health care facilities are corrected. Sections of this publication are: what HIPAA is; what the HIPAA Privacy Rule covers; what the Privacy Rule requires before disclosure of protected health information; unlimited disclosure is not permissible; tools that can be used in cross-system information sharing; there is a "remote" risk of severe punishment for a HIPAA violation; a note on the Rule on Security Standards; and summary.