| cl | | | | of privacy laws to resolve successfully are all too |
| Consider this question. Say the mother of a | | | | common in the average student health center, |
| 22-year old student that you have treated | | | | yet the acronyms HIPAA and FERPA tend to |
| requests to see her daughterâs medical | | | | strike fear into the hearts of the staunchest of |
| records. The Bursarâs office confirms | | | | college health professionals. So much has been |
| that the student is listed as a dependent for tax | | | | written anecdotally on the subject of how |
| purposes. There seems to be no urgent reason | | | | complicated and unspecific these laws are that |
| for such a release and the student does not wish | | | | some may be surprised to find that according to |
| to give her mother access. How would you | | | | legal professionals, the intersections between the |
| protect the privacy of her information? | | | | laws are generally clear-cut. |
| Situations such as this one that require knowledge | | | | |