Exercise 9-4 Release of Information

Read each statement, and determine whether the medical information requested should be released. Record the answer in the blank provided.

Y= Yes, the information should be released.

N= No, the information should not be released.

______1. A mother is requesting the release of her minor sons medical records to an orthopedic specialist in another city.

______2. A 28-year-old man is requesting information about his fathers medical history because a hereditary disease is suspected.

______3. A mother is requesting information about her 15-year-old daughters strep test results.

______4. A father calls to request information about his 18-year-old sons psychiatric treatment.

______5. A son requests copies of his late fathers medical records. He has a legal document that names him the personal representative of his fathers estate.

______6. A wife calls to request the results of her husbands postvasectomy sperm count.

______7. A news reporter calls for information regarding a rumor about a patient with tuberculosis. He is calling to confirm the rumor and, if it is true, wants the patient to be identified.