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your name, address, birth date, and social security number.

your past, present, and future mental/physical health conditions.

the health care services being produced to you.
past, present, and future payment services produced by you.

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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was created in 1996 and it provides standards for electronic healthcare transactions. It mandates privacy protection for patients. HIPAA privacy rule restricts what a medical professional can disclose to others. They cannot disclose certain individually identifiable health information (called “protected health information (PHI)”).

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Professionals are not to speak about a patient with any sort of identifiable information.

Only those who are working with the patient should be spoken to about the patient's medical records.

Patients' personal records should also never be left in open public spaces.

Professionals should make reasonable efforts to avoid being overheard and reasonably limit shared information.

Professionals are allowed to disclose protected health information to a family member or other person involved when if the individual is present during the disclosure.

Professionals are allowed to communicate with patients regarding their health care, including through the mail or by phone. Messages may be left with family members, on voice mail, or other ways with patient consent.

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By public health law, your information can be shared when:

If you are underage, your parent or guardian has access to your medical records.

The police to help ID people.

When notifying your family after a disaster.

ID a deceased person and determine the cause of death.

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When Else Can My Health Information be Shared?

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When Else Can My Health Information be Shared?

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When controlling infectious disease

When preventing injury

When preventing child neglect, abuse, or domestic violence

To help prevent serious threats to public health or safety

When complying with workers' compensation laws

When providing information for legal proceedings