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HIPAA rules and regulations regarding disclosing protected health information
If a girl see's a physician, and she reported a rape in another county, and told her that no rape occurred. I read the HIPAA regulations and it says if there is a crime committed on the premises of a covered entity, its not required, but they can, in good faith if they think a crime was committed, disclose protected health information to them. Is it a crime, if she told them it didn't occur?
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I meant to say, the physician, being the covered entity, can disclose protected health information to a law enforcement officer, if they believe a crime was committed on the premises. but i'm not sure if this is a crime that was commited on the premises. Attorney answers (0)No Attorney answers yet.Most questions get answered by a lawyer within a few hours. Until then, the questions below might help you. Related Questions1 Attorney answers: 
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