The law under consideration by the Legislature would require two
types of disclosure regarding the origin of the custom crowns, bridges, dentures and veneers: Dental labs must disclose the origin of their prosthetics to dentists, and dentists must disclose the origin of their prosthetics to patients.
Not exact matches
These changes should resolve the concerns raised by commenters
regarding conflicts with state laws that require consent, authorization, or other
types of written legal permission for uses and
disclosures of protected health information.
The commenter believed that its
type of business should be allowed to provide general information
regarding the
disclosure of protected health information to outside entities, particularly with
regard to entities with which the insurer maintains an ongoing, standard relationship (such as a reinsurer).
We proposed to require authorizations requested by individuals to contain a minimum set
of elements: a description
of the information to be used or disclosed; the name
of the covered entity, or class
of entities or persons, authorized to make the use or
disclosure; the name or
types of recipient (s)
of the information; an expiration date; the individual's signature and date
of signature; if signed by a representative, a description
of the representative's authority or relationship to the individual; a statement
regarding the individual's right to revoke the authorization; and a statement that the information may no longer be protected by the federal privacy law.