{"id":6167,"date":"2017-11-07T14:47:29","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T19:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/?p=6167"},"modified":"2017-11-07T14:47:29","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T19:47:29","slug":"hhs-office-for-civil-rights-issues-guidance-on-how-hipaa-allows-information-sharing-to-address-the-opioid-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2017\/11\/hhs-office-for-civil-rights-issues-guidance-on-how-hipaa-allows-information-sharing-to-address-the-opioid-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"HHS Office for Civil Rights Issues Guidance on How HIPAA Allows Information Sharing to Address the Opioid Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following President Trump\u2019s recent call-to-action that led to the declaration of a nationwide public health emergency regarding the opioid crisis, the HHS Office for Civil Rights is releasing new guidance on when and how health care providers can share a patient\u2019s health information with his or her family members, friends, and legal personal representatives when that patient may be in crisis and incapacitated, such as during an opioid overdose.<\/p>\n<p>Current HIPAA regulations allow health care providers to share information with a patient\u2019s loved ones in certain emergency or dangerous situations. This includes informing persons in a position to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to a patient\u2019s health or safety. Misunderstandings about HIPAA can create obstacles to family support that is crucial to the proper care and treatment of people experiencing a crisis situation, such as an opioid overdose.\u00a0It is critical for health care providers to understand when and how they can share information with patients\u2019 family members and friends without violating the HIPAA Privacy Rule.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/hipaa-opioid-crisis.pdf\">https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/hipaa-opioid-crisis.pdf &#8211; PDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that state or other federal privacy laws may also apply. 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