Where is the HIPAA release form?

2019-02-26T16:33:38-05:00

So I went to MEPS today and it went super well seeing as I'm qualified but I just had a question.

Everyone says you sign a medical release form of some sort but I don't remember reading anything like that? There was a privacy act one but that said on the form "this is not a form of release" or something like that. Is there not a release form? I thought HIPAA was waived when I enlist but it can't be if I never signed anything?

Response by Lt Col Charlie Brown made Feb 26 at 2019 4:34 PM

2019-02-26T16:34:50-05:00

Call your recruiter

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 26 at 2019 4:40 PM

2019-02-26T16:40:59-05:00

https://eforms.com/images/2016/10/HIPAA-Authorization-for-Use-or-Disclosure-of-Health-Information.pdf

HIPAA-Authorization-for-Use-or-Disclosure-of-Health-Information.pdf

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Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 26 at 2019 4:41 PM

2019-02-26T16:41:52-05:00

This is the site I found the form at....in case you want to look at other formats:

https://eforms.com/release/medical-hipaa/

Free Medical Records Release Authorization Form | HIPAA - PDF | Word | eForms – Free Fillable...

The medical record information release (HIPAA), also known as the ‘Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’, is included in each person’s medical file. This document allows a patient to list the names of family members, friends, clergy, health care providers, or other third (3rd) parties to whom they wish to have made their medical information available. If anyone would ask for medical information regarding a specific patient and...

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 26 at 2019 5:54 PM

2019-02-26T17:54:11-05:00

No, HIPPA is not waived in an overall fashion. IE, I had a prescription for Tylenol 3. My leadership did not know what prescription I was taking, just what the side effects were and how long I should be taking it. My kids' godmother was a combat medic and went ballistic on leaders who would even ASK the Soldier HIPAA protected questions. You do have to sign paperwork that allows MEPS to request your records for MEDICAL STAFF use and stuff like that. But your overall personal medical information is still protected from the general military population. Only certain limited details can be released to certain individuals. If you haven't signed one yet, they'll get it to you. I think I signed a new one every six months or so, and that was with me just being treated at TMCs, I never had an actual aid station. Both ex-husband's signed those forms even more often since their units had aid stations as well as the TMCs they went to.

Response by PFC Garry Tarvin made Feb 27 at 2019 9:00 PM

2019-02-27T21:00:05-05:00

Welcome to military mumbo jumbo talk. Good luck figuring out the forms. Meps and recruiter should guide you through this.

Response by SGT Gregory Cole made Feb 27 at 2019 9:06 PM

2019-02-27T21:06:09-05:00

Good job on reading every form you sign. If memory serves me, it should be a different colored form or if they still use it, the last page of your military medical record.

Response by SPC Brionna V. made Mar 1 at 2019 7:26 PM

2019-03-01T19:26:42-05:00

Civilian EMT going 68W, I have HIPAA drilled into my brain.

When you go to MEPS, there's a 90% chance ANY HIPAA-related form they have you sign is gonna be an authorization of release of information to parties directly related to your medical care during the time of your enlistment. According to HIPAA, the way it works is that the law says your information is private, protected and will not go to any outside party not directly involved (eg. COs, other military personnel not in medical, etc) for as long as you shall live, so help you God. Specifically, information that could be used to identify a patient (discussing scenes or locations of an incident, specific medical conditions, birthdays/SSN/names, etc) is forbidden from being distributed - due to the power of the Internet, most healthcare providers are discouraged from posting or sharing any content related to their cases including but not limited to news articles or posts online, even on their personal profiles.

tl;dr Your information is still safe in Uncle Sam's capable hands, only medical personnel taking care of you will have access to pertinent past medical information.

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 1 at 2019 9:45 PM

2019-03-01T21:45:35-05:00

My last station was MEPS and I gave the Medical brief. You sign a privacy act statement which states the information collected and the blood, urine, and any other tests and results found will only be shared with you, your recruitment team, your parents and your primary care team if necessary and will not be shared with any other party. That is so we can obtain Med records and or send you for more tests if necessary. It’s not really a true HIPAA form.

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 1 at 2019 9:53 PM

2019-03-01T21:53:30-05:00

You might sign a release form from your doc that meps might be requesting info from