Becker's Healthcare December 21, 2021
HHS’ Office for Civil Rights issued new guidance Dec. 20 to explain how HIPAA covers healthcare providers who disclose protected health information to support instances of extreme risk protection orders.
Seven things to know:
1. The U.S. Department of Justice in June published model extreme risk protection order (ERPO) legislation that lets states create their own framework for developing laws that let law enforcement, family members or providers obtain these orders and intervene when an individual is in crisis.
2. An ERPO is a court order that temporarily prevents a person in crisis, who poses a danger to themselves or others, from accessing firearms.
3. HHS’ Dec. 20 guidance clarifies the requirements of the HIPAA Privacy...
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