HIPAA GENERAL OPERATING POLICY # 24
USES AND DISCLOSURES FOR SPECIALIZED GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS
I. Armed Forces Personnel
Except as otherwise provided in HIPAA General Operating Policies 8, 44 and 45, a HCC may use and disclose PHI of individuals who are Armed Forces personnel to provide information about immunization and/or a brief confirmation of general health status as required by military command authorities or as otherwise authorized or required by law.
II. National Security and Intelligence
A HCC may use or disclose PHI to authorized officials for purposes of intelligence, counterintelligence and other national security activities, as authorized or required by law. A HCC shall consult with the Privacy Official and University Counsel prior to making such a disclosure.
III. Protective Services
As authorized or required by statute, a HCC may disclose PHI to authorized federal officials for the provision of protective services to the President or other persons authorized by law, or to foreign heads of state or other persons, or to conduct investigations authorized by 18 U.S.C. 871 and 879. A HCC shall consult with the Privacy Official and University Counsel prior to making such a disclosure.
IV. Correctional Institutions and Law Enforcement Custody
Except as otherwise provided in HIPAA General Operating Policies 8, 44 and 45, a HCC may disclose to a correctional institution or a law enforcement official having lawful custody of an individual immunization information and brief confirmation of health status of that individual if the correctional institution or official represents that such PHI is necessary, and may release other PHI of the individual to the correctional institution or a law enforcement official having lawful custody of an individual as authorized or required by statute.
An individual is no longer an inmate when released on parole, probation, supervised release, or otherwise is no longer in lawful custody.
Revised 09/04/03