Test 5 Part 8 Flashcards
After the adoptive person turns the age of majority, Release of ___________ rights belongs solely to the adoptee
Medical Record
__________ can access their own medical records, with information about biological parents removed.
Adult adoptees
________ tracing their biological parents should be referred to the adoption agency
Minor adoptees
_________ include public and nonpublic documents (original sealed birth certificate, court documents relating to the adoption process, and records of the adoption agency and/or attorneys involved in the adoption)
Adoption records
Adopted individual (adoptee), biological (natural, birth) parents, and adoptive parent(s) Rights of each must be considered in light of access to health information
Parties to an adoption
_______ Considered confidential by most state laws
Adoption records
____________ generally satisfies “good cause” requirement to release adoption records containing medical information.
Medical necessity
____ _____ require that adoptive parents receive specific health information about the adoptee.
Most States
Selecting an individual to make healthcare decisions for a competent adult
Uniform Health-Care Decision Act
A _________ patient (inpatient) or a patient currently being seen in a clinic setting (outpatient) or their personal representative may access, inspect, obtain a copy of, or disclose PHI from the patient’s record.
Currently hospitalized
__________ is a term used to denote the health records of individuals who are currently hospitalized inpatients or outpatients.
Active record
If an _________ or _______ wishes to access, copy, or disclose his or her PHI, healthcare provider should follow the same policies and procedures that are in place for allowing the access, copying, and disclosure of PHI for patients not currently hospitalized or being treated as an outpatient.
active inpatient or outpatient
