Question

Imagine that you are the practice’s Compliance Officer. What advice would you give to Helen? Discuss the circumstances under which you would advise Helen to give Roslyn the information. Additionally, examine what regulations and situations would prohibit the sharing of health information that falls out of scope of a drug test.

Answer 1

The results of any drug test should remain confidential between the patient, the doctor or nurse, and the head of the human resource department of the company. This means that the doctor or nurse is not allowed to release the results to other people.