Exceptions to HIPAA privacy abound for the various law enforcement purposes as applied to both the federal and state government and its law enforcement activities.  Health care professionals must be aware of the many exceptions to confidentiality for protected health information when approached by law enforcement or other government officials demanding information from medical records.

Many of these exceptions arise in situations where the health care practitioner is not the target of a government inquiry but may hold information necessary to carry out a legitimate government function, whether they be civil or criminal inquiries.  How to know the difference?  Find out in this informative webinar by Mark R. Brengelman, Attorney at Law that arms you with a fuller knowledge of the HIPAA privacy exceptions for law enforcement purposes.

Session Highlights:-

• The basics of HIPAA privacy
• The basics of HIPAA privacy exceptions with patient consent
• Exceptions to HIPAA privacy for law enforcement purposes for civil matters
• Exceptions to HIPAA privacy for law enforcement purposes for criminal matters
• How exceptions to HIPAA privacy are applied by law enforcement agencies, with an emphasis on state licensure boards and agencies
• How you may comply with a request for Protected Health Information when the patient is in trouble and law enforcement is involved
• How you may comply with a request for Protected Health Information when you are in trouble
• Case law from the courts regarding HIPAA privacy exceptions for law enforcement purposes

Why Should You Attend:-

• Covers the advanced topic of law enforcement exceptions for medical privacy
• Distinguishes law enforcement from public health exceptions under the COVID-19 pandemic
• Reviews HIPAA law enforcement for civil matters
• Review HIPAA law enforcement for criminal matters
• Arms the person attending to understand these exceptions as used by state licensure boards and agencies
• Gives examples of law enforcement requests for medical records under these exceptions
• Provides the health care practitioner, medical office or facility manager, and health care attorney with the knowledge to handle day-to-day law enforcement requests for medical records

Who should attend?

Health care attorneys; corporate compliance officers in health care; medical records staff of medical offices and health care entities; hospital attorneys; health care practitioners who are covered entities; law enforcement officers in health care compliance; state boards and agencies with jurisdiction over state licenses to practice a health care profession