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600-85, KSARNG, Substance Abuse Prevention & Control, 2007 Jun 1(2)
| 10 – 20. Disclosure to patient's designee for the benefit of the patient a. This paragraph provides guidance for handling the general class of inquiries from individuals who are not members of the Armed Forces and whose actions maybe beneficial to the patient. b. Disclosures under the provisions of this paragraph require written consent of the patient (see para 10 – 27). c. For the purpose of this section, the circumstances under which disclosure maybe deemed for the benefit of a patient include, but are not limited to, those in which the disclosure may assist the patient in connection with any public or private (1) Claim. (2) Right. (3) Privilege. (4) Gratuity. (5) Grant. (6) Or other interest accruing to, or for the benefit of, the patient or the patient's immediate Family. d. Examples of the foregoing include (1) Welfare. (2) Medicare. (3) Unemployment. (4) Workmen's compensation, (5) Accident or medical insurance. (6) Public or private pension or other retirement benefits. (7) Any claim or defense asserted or which is an issue in any civil, criminal, administrative, or other proceeding in which the patient is party or is affected. e. The criteria for approval of disclosure are the following AR 600–85 • 23 July 2020 68 (1) The statutes and implementing regulation 42 CFR provide specific criteria for disclosure in two of the circumstances under which such disclosure maybe deemed for the benefit of the patient. (2) In any other benefit situation, disclosure is authorized with the written consent of the patient if all of the following criteria are met (a) There is no suggestion in the written consent or the circumstances surrounding it, that the consent was not given freely, voluntarily, and without coercion. (b) Granting the request for disclosure will not cause substantial harm to the relationship between the patient and the treating provider. Nor will it cause harm to the BH capacity to provide SUD services in general. (c) Granting the request for disclosure will not be harmful to the patient. This determination is to be made with the advice of the program IDPH. Download 3.47 Mb. Share with your friends:
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