2016-698 Emergency Svc - North State Medical Transport - Application for Services Franchise by Ordinance

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for is required to be reported to law enforcement under patient care report or other form and inform the patient about the disclosure,whenever possible. state law(e.g., animal bites,gunshot wounds,burn injuries, out-of hospital deaths,vehicle accidents,etc.). Identify or Locate a Suspect,Material Witness,Fugitive,or Identify or Locate a Suspect,Material Witness,Fugitive,or Missing Person Missing Person You may release only the following types of PHI about the individual to law enforcement: The information is needed by law enforcement for the sole Name;Address;Date of Birth;Place of Birth;Social Security Number;Blood Type;Type of injury;Date of Treatment purpose of identifying or locating a suspect,material Time of Treatment;A Description of Distinguishing Physical Characteristics. witness,fugitive,or missing person. Crime Victims Crime Victims The information is needed by law enforcement about a You should first ask whether the victim agrees to the disclosure and if the victim refuses,the PHI should not be person who is or who is suspected by the law enforcement released and the officer should be informed that s/he may speak with the victim directly. If the patient agrees, officer to be the victim of a crime. information may be disclosed pursuant to the patient's wishes and the agreement should be documented along with the disclosure. If the patient is unable to agree to the disclosure because he/she is incapacitated or some other reason and the law enforcement official represents that waiting until the patient is capable of agreeing to the disclosure would compromise an immediate law enforcement activity,then you may release the PHI requested provided all the following conditions are met: • You determine that disclosure would be in the best interests of the victim; • The officer needs the information to determine whether a violation of law has occurred;and • The law enforcement officer represents that the information requested is not intended to be used against the crime victim and you document that representation. Death from Criminal Activity Death from Criminal Activity You need to disclose PHI to law enforcement regarding a You must first have a reasonable,good faith belief that that the individual's death resulted from criminal conduct. decedent because it appears that the decedent died as a This does not require a legal conclusion and the death may have been the result of any criminal conduct. You result of criminal conduct. should only release information that is necessary to alert law enforcement about the death,such as the identity of the patient and basic facts about the circumstances of the death.