Physicians frequently receive requests for confidential patient health information from health plans. California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) and the federal privacy regulations enacted pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA Privacy Rule) permit the disclosure of confidential medical information to health plans in certain situations without the patient’s authorization. This document discusses the general rules applicable to requests by health plans for confidential medical information and provides answers to common physician questions related to health plan access to these records.
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Health Plan Access to Medical Records
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Type(s): Health Law Library
Chapter: Medical Records: Requests for Access
Date: June 7, 2017
Pages: 9
Type(s): Health Law Library
Chapter: Medical Records: Requests for Access
Date: June 7, 2017
Pages: 9