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HIPAA Overview - Columbia
University Policy
Columbia University Policy
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- Minors (under 18) in NYS have a
right to confidential treatment with respect to the following w/o a parents consent or notice:
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- Abortion
- Birth control
- STD testing
- HIV/AIDS testing
- Mental health counseling
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- Outside of these
areas, a physician can always decide not to inform parents or keep a minors record confidential
if, in the physicians judgment, revealing the medical information would have a negative impact
on the patient/physician relationship
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