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When the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in 2003, athletic trainers and university officials alike were left in the dark as to how the law covered athlete medical records previously covered by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
Personal health information obtained while a student is enrolled in a college or university falls under FERPA rather than HIPAA. Yet how do students request release of their medical records if not under HIPAA?
According to The NCAA News, “Any disclosure of injury or additional information in those records to other than those specifically enumerated in FERPA can only be done if the student-athlete consents in writing.”
To be legal, FERPA consent must contain several elements:
- The request must be in writing
- It must specify the reasons for the release of information
- It must specify to whom the records will be released
- It must be signed by the student
Student athletes should familiarize themselves with FERPA guidelines to guard their personal health information. Find out more from The NCAA News.
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