Sentences with phrase «investigation by health officials»

The kitten, as it turns out, was not outdoors at all, but for sale in a pet store — and the potential exposures spanned 35 days: «Based on the epidemiologic investigation by health officials, exposures to the rabid cat and to other cats in the store from September 19 to October 23, 1994, were considered potentially communicable.»

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Several inquiries into Mr. Garner's death were still pending, including investigations by the United States attorney's office, the Civilian Complaint Review Board and state health officials, who are looking into the actions of emergency medical responders in treating Mr. Garner.

President - elect Donald Trump's nominee to be the nation's top health official is facing calls for investigation of whether his stock picks were guided by insider knowledge gleaned as a senior member of Congress.

A health care consultant with close ties to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo did not violate state lobbying regulations when he contacted state officials on behalf of a Queens hospital seeking more Medicaid financing, a confidential investigation by the state ethics commission has determined.

An official investigation has been initiated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, as well as by authorities associated with the site.

Investigation of $ 300 million alleged health care fraud by high ranking officials in a prominent national health care company

A covered entity may disclose protected health Start Printed Page 82818information 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 to for the conduct of investigations authorized by 18 U.S.C. 871 and 879.

To protect the integrity of investigations, in the final rule we require covered entities to exclude disclosures to a health oversight agency or law enforcement official for the time specified by that agency or official, if the agency or official states that including the disclosure in an accounting to the individual would be reasonably likely to impede the agency or official's activities.

It states that a covered entity may disclose protected health information to authorized federal officials for the provision of protective services to the President or other persons as authorized by 18 U.S.C. 3056, or to foreign heads of state or other persons as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2709 (a)(3), or for the conduct of investigations authorized by 18 U.S.C. 871 and 879.

Response: We agree that protected health information may be needed by law enforcement officials for both investigations and prosecutions.

(i) A public health authority that is authorized by law to collect or receive such information for the purpose of preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability, including, but not limited to, the reporting of disease, injury, vital events such as birth or death, and the conduct of public health surveillance, public health investigations, and public health interventions; or, at the direction of a public health authority, to an official of a foreign government agency that is acting in collaboration with a public health authority;