Overview:
§164.512(k)(3)
Protective services for the President and others
A covered entity may disclose protected health information to authorized Federal officials for the provision of protective services to the President or other persons authorized by 18 U.S.C. 3056 or to foreign heads of state or other persons authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2709(a)(3), or for the conduct of investigations authorized by 18 U.S.C. 871 and 879.
Action Items:
1) Obtain and review policies and procedures related to disclosures of PHI for protective services.
Related Documents:
1) Policies and procedures related to disclosures of PHI for protective services.
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: 539
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-protective-services-164-512-k-3-539.html