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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Fact Sheets regarding the Substance Abuse Confidentiality Regulations.

Source: https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/laws-regulations/confidentiality-regulations-faqs

Therefore, a verbal authorization is allowed under the HIPAA Privacy Rule for those individuals involved in the care of an individual.

Can PHI be verbal?

Protected Health Information. The Privacy Rule protects all "individually identifiable health information" held or transmitted by a covered entity or its business associate, in any form or media, whether electronic, paper, or oral. The Privacy Rule calls this information "protected health information (PHI)."

Exceptions Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule for Disclosure of PHI Without Patient Authorization.

Preventing a Serious and Imminent Threat. ... .

Treating the Patient. ... .

Ensuring Public Health and Safety. ... .

Notifying Family, Friends, and Others Involved in Care. ... .

Notifying Media and the Public..

Which of the following processes is a privacy rule permission to release PHI without written patient authorization?

When Can PHI Be Released without Authorization? The major exception to the need for specific authorization for the release of PHI is that medical care providers may release information to other providers and entities who are participating in the patient's care, and to business that provide services for those providers.