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A HIPAA waiver form is signed by a patient. When signed, a third party, such as a health insurance company, will be allowed access to the patient's protected health information. It is required to release information as part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. A HIPAA waiver can also be used so that a lawyer, family member, or friend can also access that protected information. However, a patient would sign the HIPAA waiver form for each person or organization that they agree may access their protected health information.
A HIPAA waiver form is used by a patient to enable a third party to be given their personal health information.
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A HIPAA waiver form is used by patients to give their permission for their protected health information to be provided to a third party. Common third parties include health insurance companies, claims representatives, lawyers, and family or friends who have the legal authority to make decisions on your behalf. HIPAA waiver forms are completed every time you want or need to release this information.
You should use a HIPAA waiver if you need another person to have access to your medical information for some reason. Keep in mind that you will need to complete a HIPAA waiver for each person or organization that you're authorizing to access that information.
HIPAA waivers should be provided by healthcare providers or healthcare device providers of any kind. This is important because it makes it easier for patients to allow the release of their private information to a third party.
Will one HIPAA waiver cover any requests received for a single patient?
No. You should have a HIPAA waiver completed for each and every request that comes in for a single patient. If you have three people or organizations requesting information, you'd want three HIPAA waivers on file, one for each.