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Doctor response Opioid Crisis.
This is a document that explains how health care providers have broad ability to share health information with patient's family members during certain crisis situations without violating HIPAA privacy regulations
Issued by: Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
Issue Date: December 18, 2024
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