How to Use Your Medicare Authorization to Disclose PHI Form

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welcome to HIPAA ABCs this is Mary Lopez from HIPAA associates I'm going to help you understand HIPAA from A through Z today's letter is a a is for authorization an authorization signed by the individual who's protected health information is to be used or disclosed as frequently required no authorization is needed if protected health information is used for treatment payment or healthcare operation purposes or when another law requires the user disclosure an example of when an authorization is needed is for disclosure to an attorney's office and to a life or disability insurance company an authorization must be obtained to disclose medical records when an individual consents to participate in a research project and when they request a transfer of medical records to another medical providers office an example of what an authorization isn't required is when there's a court order signed by a judge from a court with jurisdiction another example is for a state law required report of an infe