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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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 [b]s[u]chool nurses[[/u]/b], physicians, or other health care providers [b][u]for treatment purposes[/u],[/b] without the authorization of the student or student’s parent. [/quote]

You are assuming, by citing this provision, that the school nurse is treating the kid for the same condition.  [b]You don't have any facts to support that. [/b] it may be the case that the school nurse is going to "treat" the kid on the school property -- or might be called upon to do so. Or not.

If the kid went to the ER to have a raisin removed from his nose, then you cannot make a credible claim that school nurse will continue the plan of care when school resumes on Monday and continue to "treat" the now-removed nose raisin.  There's nothing to treat.

OP would have to be willing to divulge what the medical issue was that was treated in the ER to make a call on this.  [/quote]

Are you not familiar with what "return precautions" and a "discharge plan" are? Literally every ED discharge has them. It's standardized paperwork, usually. Sometimes modified but always present.

This is exactly why the DHHS made FAQ sheets.[/quote]

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