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A PMHNP receives a phone call from an adult patient's employer requesting confirmation that the patient is receiving psychiatric treatment and the specific medications prescribed. The employer states the patient listed the PMHNP as a treatment provider on a workplace accommodation form. The PMHNP has not received any signed authorization from the patient to release information. The employer says the information is needed urgently to process the accommodation. Which of the following is the most appropriate response?
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