If you have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, these frequently asked questions will help you:
- Understand the privacy protections for different kinds of health care information.
- Talk with your health care provider about the risks and benefits of sharing your health information with another care provider.
- Make an informed decision about giving your health care provider permission to share your health information with another care provider.
- Find supportive resources for domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
To learn more about domestic violence prevention and services, visit www.michigan.gov/domesticviolence.
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To learn more about health information sharing, visit www.michigan.gov/bhconsent.
Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and/or Stalking - Health Information Sharing
- What responsibility does my health care provider have to keep my information confidential?
- How do I give my health care provider permission to share information about behavioral and mental health services, referrals and/or treatment for substance use disorders, or communicable diseases?
- Why do I need a separate form to share information about behavioral and mental health services, referrals and/or treatment for substance use disorders, or communicable diseases if I received services for domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking?
- Why might I want to release information from my health care records?
- What should I think about before I decide to release information from my health care records if I have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking?
- If I decide to release information from my health care records, how might I reduce the risks from domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking?
- If I need help with domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or if I was asked to release information from my health care records and need help to identify and respond to safety issues, whom should I contact?
- What should I do if I am in immediate danger?