32 Miss. Code. R. 1.1
Confidential Nature of the Consumer Case Record
All information that Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services, Office of Special Disability Programs obtains, collects and in possession of MDRS/OSDP to determine eligibility, continue eligibility or directly connected with the administration of programs is confidential.
MDRS/OSDP may disclose general information about policies, procedures, or other methods of determining eligibility, and any other information that is not about or does not specifically identify a consumer.
All information that MDRS has in reference to a consumer or any individual on the consumer's case file is confidential. Confidential information includes, but is not limited to, individually identifiable health information.
Before discussing or releasing information about a consumer or any individual on the consumer's case file, steps should be taken to reasonably be sure the consumer receiving the information is either the consumer or an individual the consumer has authorized to receive confidential information ( ex. Personal representative).
Telephone identity outside of a face-to-face contact can be established by an individual who identifies himself as a consumer using his knowledge of the consumer's:
* Date of birth
* Other identifying information
Telephone identity outside of a face-to-face contact can be established by an authorized representative by using their knowledge of the consumer's:
* Date of Birth
* Other identifying information
* The knowledge of the same information about the consumer's representative
Identity of attorneys or legal representatives is established by a completed and signed Authorization for the Use/Disclosure of Protected Health Information form or a document containing all of the following information:
* The applicant/consumer's full name (including middle initial) or full name and either his date of birth or social security number,
* A description of the information to be released,
* A statement specifically authorizing MDRS to release this information,
* The purpose of the release,
* An expiration date of the release and the purpose of the release,
* A statement about whether refusal to sign the release affects eligibility for delivery of services,
* A statement describing the applicant's or consumer's right to revoke the authorization to release information,
* The date the document is signed, and
* The signature of the applicant/consumer.
32 Miss. Code. R. 1.1