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DP165.3d.vii • date and time of death, if applicable; and
DP165.3d.viii • a description of distinguishing physical characteristics, including height,
weight, gender, race, hair and eye color, presence or absence of facial hair
(beard or moustache), scars, and tattoos.

Employees and Others DP165.4 The organization will not use or disclose PHI for law enforcement authorities to
with Access to PHI, with identify or apprehend an individual because the individual makes a statement
Chief or assigned admitting participation in a violent crime that the organization reasonably
Director or Manager believes may have caused serious physical harm to the victim:
DP165.4a (a) If such admission in participation is learned by the organization in the course
of treatment to affect the propensity to commit the criminal conduct that is the
basis for the disclosure, or counseling or therapy; or
DP165.4b (b) If such admission in participation is learned by the covered entity through a
request by the individual to initiate or to be referred for the treatment,
counseling, or therapy to affect the propensity to commit the criminal conduct
that is the basis for the disclosure.
Employees and DP165.5 The organization may disclose PHI for public health activities and purposes to
others with Access public health authorities, entities, and persons authorized by law to receive
to PHI, with Chief or such information.
assigned Director or
Manager
Employees and DP165.6 The organization may disclose PHI to a public health authority that is authorized
others with Access by law to collect or receive such information (or, at the direction of a public
to PHI, with Chief or health authority, to an official of a foreign government agency that is acting in
assigned Director or collaboration with a public health authority) for the purpose of preventing or
Manager controlling disease, injury, or disability, including, but not limited to the
reporting of:

DP165.6a (a) disease;
DP165.6b (b) injury;
DP165.6c (c) vital events such as birth or death; and

DP165.6d (d) the conduct of public health surveillance, public health investigations, and
public health interventions.
Employees and Others DP165.7 The organization may disclose PHI to a public health authority or other
with Access to PHI, with appropriate government authority authorized by law to receive reports of child
Chief or assigned abuse or neglect.
Director or Manager

Employees and Others DP165.8 The organization may disclose PHI to a person who may have been exposed to a
with Access to PHI, with communicable disease; or may otherwise be at risk of contracting or spreading a
Chief or assigned disease, if the organization or a public health authority is authorized by law to
Director or Manager notify such person in the conduct of a public health intervention or investigation.
Employees DP165.9 The organization may disclose PHI to an employer about an individual who is a
and Others with member of the employer’s workforce if the organization either provides health
Access to PHI, with care to the individual at the request of the employer; or is a member of the
Chief or assigned employer’s workforce:
Director or Manager
DP165.9a (a) to conduct an evaluation relating to medical surveillance of the workplace; or

DP165.9b (b) to evaluate whether the individual has a work‐related illness or injury;
DP165.9c (c) If the privacy restricted information that is disclosed consists of findings
concerning a work‐related illness or injury or a workplace‐related medical
surveillance;

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