All services provided are strictly confidential. No information is released without
你的许可. Exceptions, however, may occur in extreme, life-threatening emergencies
或者法律要求的时候. Examples of these situations may be:
- Local medical associates – Some of our services, such as laboratory tests, are provided
through contracts with medical associates. Since these services are contracted, we
may disclose your health information to them so they may perform the job we have asked
them to do and bill you or your insurance coverage for the services provided. 我们要求
that our medical associates protect your health information.
- Child abuse – If a provider at 卫生服务 has reasonable cause to believe that
a minor child is suffering physical or emotional injury resulting from abuse inflicted
upon him or her which causes harm or substantial risk of harm to the child’s health
or welfare (including sexual abuse), or from neglect (including malnutrition), Health
Services must immediately report such conditions to the Massachusetts Department of
社会服务.
- Adult and Domestic abuse – If a provider at 卫生服务 has reasonable cause to
believe that an elderly person (age 60 or older) is suffering from or has died as
a result of abuse, 卫生服务 must immediately make a report to the Massachusetts
长者事务部.
- Public Health – We may use or disclose your health information to the Massachusetts
Public Health Department to collect information for the purpose of controlling communicable
疾病.
- Court 订单ed – We may use or disclose your health information in the event of a court
订单.
- Law Enforcement officials – We may disclose your health information to law enforcement
officials as required by law or in compliance with a court 订单. 我们也可能披露
limited health information to police or law enforcement officials for identification
and location purposes, and to assist in criminal investigations.
- Serious threat to health or safety – 如果你 communicate to a 卫生服务 provider
an explicit threat to kill or inflict serious bodily injury upon an individual, Health
Services must take reasonable precautions, which may include warning potential victims,
notifying law enforcement, or possibly arranging for your hospitalization. 如果你
present as a danger to yourself and refuse appropriate treatment, we have a reasonable
basis to believe that you can be committed to a hospital; we must seek said commitment
and may contact members of your family or other individuals if it would assist in
保护你.
