Assess each of the ten scenarios described below and explain whether each information disclosure may be made by the covered entity under 45 C.F.R. 164.510. Be sure to explain why or why not and to identify any facts or events that must occur prior to the information disclosure being made.

1. A covered hospital would like to include diagnostic information (e.g., breast cancer, COVID, asthma, diabetes) in its facility directory and disclose this information to clergy persons.

1. A covered hospital would like to include demographic information (e.g., street address, city, state, zip code, and type of insurance) in its facility directory and disclose this information to people who call and ask about a patient by name.

1. A covered hospital would like to include each patient's name, location, general condition, and religious affiliation in its facility directory and disclose all four pieces of information to clergy persons who request the information.

1. A covered hospital would like to include each patient's name, location, general condition, and religious affiliation in its facility directory and disclose the middle two pieces of information (i.e., location and general condition) to persons who call the hospital and ask about a patient by name.

1. A covered hospital would like to include level-of-education information (e.g., 12^th grade, college, graduate school) in its facility directory and disclose this information to clergy persons.

1. A covered hospital would like to include detailed information about a patient's condition (e.g., 103F fever, 150/100 blood pressure, 163# weight) in its facility directory and disclose this information to both clergy persons and persons who call the hospital and ask about a patient by name.

1. A famous patient, who happens to be unconscious, has never been to a particular hospital before. The hospital wants to include the famous patient's information in the hospital's facility directory.

1. An ex-wife who was not involved in her ex-husband's care before his death now, after his death, wants access to his full medical record.

1. A partner (Partner A) who was heavily involved in his partner's (Partner B's) care and payment for care before Partner B's death now, after Partner B's death, would like to see Partner B's final hospital bill so that Partner A can pay the bill.

1. Assume Adelle Apple dies at Norman Regional Hospital and the Hospital would like to call Adelle's wife and notify her of Adelle's death.

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1 Diagnostic information in facility directory disclosed to clergy persons No this disclosure is not permitted under 45 CFR 164510 as it involves the disclosure of sensitive diagnostic information to ... View the full answer