What are the six circumstances under which otherwise protected information may be released without the patient's direct authorization, according to HHS?
What will be an ideal response?
As required by law (including court orders, court-ordered warrants, subpoenas) and administrative requests
To identify or locate a suspect, fugitive, material witness, or missing person
In response to a law enforcement official's request for information about a victim or suspected victim of a crime
To alert law enforcement of a person's death, if the covered entity suspects that criminal activity caused the death
When a covered entity believes that protected health information is evidence of a crime that occurred on its premises
By a covered health care provider in a medical emergency not occurring on its premises, when necessary to inform law enforcement
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