This policy provides guidance to ensure full compliance with all laws when using or disclosing protected health information (PHI) to prevent or lessen a threat to the health or safety of a person or the public.
In this sample, covered entities are permitted, consistent with applicable law and standards of ethical conduct, to disclose protected health information based on a good faith belief that the disclosure is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a person or the public.