AUTHORIZATION FOR ACCESS BY PATIENT OR DISCLOSURE OF

PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION

 

                                                                                                Patient #:___________________________________

Patient Name:                                                                                                                        Medical Record #:                                                               

Date of Birth:                                                                                                                        Social Security #:                                                                

 

I hereby authorize the use or disclosure of the Protected Health Information described below to be provided to or obtained by the following:

 

Name of Individual/Facility/Company to Receive PHI                          Name of Individual/Facility to Disclose PHI

 

                                                                                                                                Frederick Clinic                                                                                

Address:                                                                                                        Address:

                                                                                                                                319 East Josephine, Frederick, Oklahoma  73542                     

 

Information authorized for use or disclosure, or to be obtained:

 

             All medical information concerning this patient.

             Medical information of this patient compiled between                                                                   to                                                          

             Only:                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Dates of Treatment, if known:                                                                                                                                                                                           

 

The information will be obtained, used, or disclosed for the following purpose(s) only:

        Insurance              Continued treatment                Legal                      At the request of the patient or patient’s representative

        Other (specify)                                                                                                                                                                                                        

 

I understand:

·         I may revoke this authorization at any time, in writing, except revocation will not apply to information already used or disclosed in response to this authorization.  I may revoke this document by presenting my written revocation as provided in the Notice of Privacy Practices.  Unless revoked or otherwise indicated, the automatic expiration date will be one year from the date of signature or upon occurrence of the following event:                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              .

·         I release the entities listed above, their agents and employees from any liability in connection with the use or disclosure of the protected health information covered by this authorization.  The entity authorized to disclose the information will not be compensated by the recipient for the disclosure, except for the cost of copying and mailing as authorized by law.

·         Information used or disclosed pursuant to this authorization may be subject to redisclosure by the recipient and no longer protected by federal law.  However, the recipient may be prohibited from disclosing substance abuse information under the Federal Substance Abuse Confidentiality Requirements.

·         I have the right to inspect the health information to be released and I may refuse to sign this authorization.

·         Unless the purpose of this authorization is to determine payment of a claim for benefits, the requesting entity will not condition the provision of treatment or payment for my care on my signing this authorization.

 

I understand that my medical information may indicate that I have a communicable or venereal disease which may include, but is not limited to, diseases such as hepatitis, syphilis, gonorrhea, the human immunodeficiency virus, and/or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).  I further understand that my medical information may indicate that I have or have not been treated for psychological or psychiatric conditions or substance abuse.

 

___________________________________________________                 ______________________________________________

Signature of Patient or Legal Representative                                                          Date

___________________________________________________                 ______________________________________________

Description of Legal Representative’s Authority                                                  Expiration Date of Authorization

 

         Identity Verified By (Employee Initials):  ______________                        Date:  ________________________

___________________________________________________                 ______________________________________________

Signature of Facility Representative                                                                         Date

 

 

NOTICE OF RIGHTS:  Information in your medical record may indicate that you have or may have a communicable or venereal disease is made confidential by law and cannot be disclosed without your permission except in limited circumstances including disclosure to persons who have had risk exposures, disclosure pursuant to an order of the court or the Department of Health, disclosure among health care providers or disclosure for statistical or epidemiological purposes.  When such information is disclosed, it cannot contain information from which you could be identified unless disclosure of that identifying information is authorized by you, by an order of the court or the Department of Health or by law.