HIPAA privacy laws

[Guest OSU]

I have a former employee and child on COBRA. The child resides with the mother rather than our former employee. The mother wants to know that paid-thru date of her child's coverage. Am I allowed to release this information?

Thanks.

[Guest ybahti]

It would depend our your organizations Notice of Privacy practices. This may fall under the category of "To Conduct Health Care Operations" and it may not... Seems like there will be many bugs to be worked out yet.

Here is a good place to look

http://questions.cms.hhs.gov/cgi-bin/cmshh...ser/std_alp.php