[NP-Clinical] Police Response - Narcotics, HIPPA and the Law

[Calif NP]

That may still be construed as a violation of the patient's privacy rights - to report "to the authorities", but it sounds like a very good 'heads up' warning to the patient that you'll check to see if there is poly-pharmacy/provider going on.   Take a look at the CA Dept of Justice website & the "CURES" program which allows a provider to request a pharmacy listing from them on the patient- and when the report is generated for the requesting provider a copy goes to ALL the other pharmacies/providers!  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dorothy Malone-Rising 
  To: 'NP Clinical' 
  Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 6:55 AM
  Subject: RE: [NP-Clinical] Police Response - Narcotics, HIPPA and the Law 


  I have in my medication agreement a clause that allows me to call other pharmacies and providers to look for double (triple) dipping.  The contract says that abuse will be reported to the authorities.



  Dorothy Malone-Rising ANP, CDE

  Johnson Health Clinic & Diabetes Center of the Lamoille Valley

  384 Lower Main West, PO Box 318

  Johnson, VT 05656

  (ph) 802-635-6689

  (fax) 802-635-7435

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  Dorothycde at comcast.net





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