The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, regulates the sharing of private patient information. During the process of any group visit, it may be necessary to share information which would otherwise be considered private and confidential. By signing below, you consent and acknowledge:
1. That you may be asked to share information about your medical condition in the group setting, much as you would share with your medical provider in a one-to-one office visit;
2. That if you do share information about your medical condition, it may be included in the medical record (as normally occurs in any office visit);
3. That any information which is disclosed during the group visit remains confidential and subject to protection by the HIPAA regulations, when outside of the group. This means that any information that is shared with the group may not be discussed outside of the group, at any time.