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correctional
institutions and other custodial facilities (HIPAA)
Under HIPAA's Privacy Rule,
covered
entities may disclose the protected
health information (PHI) of a person to the correctional
or other "custodial" facility that has him/her in
"lawful custody." Purposes include:
- provision of
health care to the individual;
- the health and
safety of other inmates;
- the health and
safety of officers or other employees of the correctional
institution, or persons involved in transporting inmates;
or
- other activities
necessary to the "maintenance of safety, security,
and good order" of such institutions.
Correctional facilities
may use PHI for all the purposes for which it can be disclosed.
An individual is
no longer an inmate when released on parole, probation, supervised
release, or otherwise is no longer in lawful custody.
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