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-The nature of a crime <br /> -The location of the crime <br /> -The location of a crime victim <br /> -The identity, description, and location of the perpetrator of a crime <br /> 3. Disclosures of PHI to report a crime in an emergency should be limited to necessary <br /> information about the nature of the crime and information about the suspect(s). <br /> Disclosure of PHI to Avert a Serious Threat to Health or Safety <br /> 1. North State Medical Transport may initiate this type of disclosure to law enforcement <br /> absent a request from a law enforcement official. <br /> 2. North State Medical Transport staff members may disclose PHI to avert a serious threat <br /> to health or safety so long as a staff member believes that the disclosure is necessary to: <br /> a. Avert a serious and imminent threat to a person's safety or the public at large; <br /> b. Identify or apprehend an individual because that individual admitted to participating <br /> in a violent crime that may have caused serious harm to someone; or <br /> c. Identify or apprehend someone who escaped from a correctional institution or from <br /> lawful custody. <br /> 3. Disclosures of PHI to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health or <br /> safety should only be made to alert persons who are reasonably able to prevent or <br /> lessen the threat. <br /> 4. Disclosures of PHI to prevent or lessen a serious threat to health or safety should be <br /> limited to necessary information to prevent or lessen the threat, and necessary <br /> information about the individual who poses the threat. <br /> iF. <br /> t'; <br />