Most states do not recognize privacy rights for an average 17 year-old or younger. There parents or legal guardians have the right to make medical decisions including accessing medical records. There are a few exceptions and this may vary between states. Emancipated teens are legal adults. Some medical visits regarding sexual health may be protected for teenagers.
yes medical records are confidential due to the sake of the patient's privacy
who was the first federal legislation to deal thoroughly and explicitly with the privacy of medical records.
It is the law that a medical office protect your medical records. It is called the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It is for protecting your privacy.
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The Privacy Rule controls the access a patient has to her own medical records.
Your medical records are protected by Federal privacy laws. If your's have been leaked, the source of the leak can be prosecuted and sued for damages.
No. But it always depends on their medical records.
Yes, the medical records for a client's pets are covered by confidentiality and privacy laws, similar to records maintained by other companies about a person's property. Veterinarians are also ethically and professionally obligated to not divulge the medical information of a patient to anyone but the owner of record.
Your parents have legal access to your medical records until you turn 18 when he/she is your legal guardian.
There is a medical privacy law known as HIPPA compliance that anyone and everyone who has access to your medical records must abide by.
Don't think so. It would be against the federal privacy act.
it is a protection program for our personal information eg medical records name or address