Permitted Uses And Disclosures Of Health Care Information
We may use or disclose the client's health information without the client's permission in the following circumstances, subject to all applicable legal requirements and limitations:
Required By Law
MASS Services LLC must make any disclosures required by federal, state, or local law. These may include, but are not limited to, disclosures pertaining to: the reporting of abuse or neglect; court orders, subpoenas, warrants, or other lawful processes; identification/location of a suspect, fugitive, witness, missing person, or crime victim; crime on our work premises; or a serious, imminent threat. Employees of MASS Services LLC are designated as Mandated Reporters.
Public Health Risks
We may make disclosures for public health reasons in order to prevent or control disease, injury, or disability; or to report births, deaths, disease or condition, suspected abuse or neglect, non-accidental physical injuries, reactions to medications or problems with products.
Health Oversight Activities
We may disclose protected health information to agencies authorized to receive reports for health oversight activities for audits, investigations, inspections, licensing purposes, or as necessary for certain government agencies to monitor the health care system, government programs, and compliance with civil rights laws.
Lawsuits, Disputes, or Other Legal Proceedings
We may make disclosures in response to a subpoena or court or administrative order, if the client is involved in a lawsuit or dispute, or in response to a court order, subpoena, warrant, summons or similar process, or if requested to do so by law enforcement.
Serious Threat to Health or Safety; Disaster Relief
We may disclose information to appropriate individual(s)/organization(s) when necessary (a) to prevent a serious threat to the client's health and safety or that of the public or another person, or (b) to notify the client's family members or persons responsible for the client in the course of a disaster relief effort. We will disclose protected health information only to persons we believe to be able to lessen/prevent the threat and will limit the disclosure to that which we deem necessary to lessen or prevent the threat.