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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Children's ED has a way to flag patients that they believe may not provide appropriate follow up care in cases where they deem it necessary. In your case, you probably didn't leave a primary pediatrician's name, or they called that doctor and they said you were no longer a patient, or they couldn't reach that doctor; as a result, they used this alternate means of follow up. In this context, the school nurse is considered part of your care team. FWIW whether it's because you're a frequent flyer or because of your lack of a primary care doctor or something else, CNMC is concerned about your children and acted on that concern to avoid a child falling through the cracks. You may not like that this happened to you, but this kind of process saves kids lives. I will also say with your no diagnosis from one incident, etc comment that the hospital may have been concerned that you're in denial about your kid's medical condition, which would absolutely trigger this kind of follow up.[/quote]

Disagree. The Childrens ER can do their own follow up. If there are actual concerns about abuse then call CFSA not school. The school is not part of my child’s medical team, period.[/quote]

Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule allow a health care provider to disclose protected health information (PHI) about a student to a school nurse or physician?
Yes.  The HIPAA Privacy Rule allows covered health care providers to disclose PHI about students to school nurses, physicians, or other health care providers for treatment purposes, without the authorization of the student or student’s parent.  For example, a student’s primary care physician may discuss the student’s medication and other health care needs with a school nurse who will administer the student’s medication and provide care to the student while the student is at school. In addition, a covered health care provider may disclose proof of a student's immunizations directly to a school nurse or other person designated by the school to receive immunization records if the school is required by State or other law to have such proof prior to admitting the student, and a parent, guardian, or other person acting in loco parentis has agreed to the disclosure.  See 45 CFR 164.512(b)(1)(vi).- source HHS.gov

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/faq/517/does-hipaa-allow-a-health-care-provider-to-disclose-information-to-a-school-nurse/index.html

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that does NOT give blanket permission to disclose to the school nurse for any reason. the nurse has to be actually [b]providing care to the student relevant to the records[/b]. Childrens deputizing the school for [b]ER follow ups[/b] ain’t it. [/quote]

How is ER follow-up assessment not care relevant to the ER records about the visit in questions? That's what follow-up by a trained professional is.[/quote]

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