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FAQ 328 Are hospitals or other health care providers required to provide their notices to patients they treat in an emergency?

This is a FAQ regarding the provision of HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices to patients in the ER. The target audience is health care workers.

Issued by: Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

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