Overview:
ยง164.512(k)(2)
National security and intelligence activities.
A covered entity may disclose protected health information to authorized federal officials for the conduct of lawful intelligence, counter-intelligence, and other national security activities authorized by the National Security Act (50 U.S.C. 401, et seq.) and implementing authority (e.g., Executive Order 12333).
Action Items:
1) Obtain and review policies and procedures related to disclosures of PHI for national security purposes.
Related Documents:
1) Policies and procedures related to disclosures of PHI for national security purposes.
Additional Guidance:
An authorization is not required to use or disclose protected health information for certain essential government functions. Such functions include: assuring proper execution of a military mission, conducting intelligence and national security activities that are authorized by law, providing protective services to the President, making medical suitability determinations for U.S. State Department employees, protecting the health and safety of inmates or employees in a correctional institution, and determining eligibility for or conducting enrollment in certain government benefit programs.
Article ID: 538
Created: September 29, 2022
Last Updated: September 29, 2022
Author: Matthew Burdick
Online URL: http://www.compliancewiki.org/article/hipaa-privacy-uses-and-disclosures-for-specialized-government-functions-national-security-and-intelligence-activities-164-512-k-2-538.html