intermediateHIPAAconfidentialitypsychotherapy notespatient privacyrecord releaseauthorization
A PMHNP receives a request from a patient's employer for the patient's complete psychiatric records, accompanied by a signed authorization form from the patient. The records include psychiatric evaluation notes, medication management progress notes, and separately maintained psychotherapy process notes. The PMHNP's office manager asks whether the signed authorization covers release of all these records. The PMHNP reviews HIPAA regulations regarding psychiatric record disclosures.