Are dental patients under the same privacy protection laws as medical patients are?!


Question: Are dental patients under the same privacy protection laws as medical patients are.?
In other words, what happens in the office stays in the office.? Are the non-professional staff instructed in this, too.?Health Question & Answer


Answers:
Yes. HIPAA covers all offices that retain private personally identifiable health information. Medical, dental, mental health, etc. are all required to follow HIPAA standards. Anyone working for the business, professional and non, is required to be trained and sign forms on the privacy laws.Health Question & Answer

Yes to both and you should have signed a paper telling you what can be released and what can't.Health Question & Answer

Yes... and yes.Health Question & Answer



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