HIPAA Patient Information

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Hotline: (800) 419-4777

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc.
A Voice for Private Physicians Since 1943
Omnia pro aegroto

HELP PROTECT YOUR FAMILY'S MEDICAL PRIVACY
Tell your doctors about the
"HIPAA Country Doctor Escape Route"

Under the new federal rules passed in the "HIPAA" bill, your medical records will be sent to third-parties -- such as the government, marketers, and insurance companies -- without your consent.

The new rules only require "notification" that your records will be disclosed.

Some say the solution is to roll back the regulations to the rules proposed last year - that allowed a semblance of patient consent.

But we don't think that's the solution either. Under those rules, if you refused to sign the consent, your doctor could be forced to withhold treatment, or be prosecuted for treating you without the government consent form.

That's not consent - that's coercion!

AAPS has been working since 1996 to stop these terrible regulations. We've filed lawsuits and are trying to repeal them in Congress. Rep. Ron Paul, a doctor and member of AAPS, has introduced a bill that would do just that, and shut down government plans for a national "patient i.d." and government database of all medical records.

But in the meantime, they go into effect in April 2003. The only guaranteed way to protect your privacy is to ask your doctor to become a "non-covered" entity under HIPAA.

HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN DO:

TALK TO YOUR DOCTORS

Give the "Stop HIPAA" flyer to your doctor, dentist, chiropractor and others.
Ask him to honor Model Patient Privacy Advisory, and give him the "Non-Disclosure Request."
If he won't, ask to remove your records from his files and bring with you when you visit.

PETITION & "MIRANDA" AD

Sign & return the AAPS "Patient Privacy Protection Petition." Email or send it to your friends. You can fax it back to us, or sign online.
Donate to our legal fund or help sponsor a "Miranda" ad in your newspaper. Call or email to volunteer.

SUPPORT DR. PAUL'S BILL

Tell your Member of Congress to support H.R. 1699, "The Patient Protection Act." Call the local congressional office or email at www.house.gov.
STAY UP TO DATE
Send us your email address so we can send you alerts about bills in Congress and other efforts that need public support.

How your medical record can be used: like it or not. Model Patient Privacy Form drafted by the Arizona Medical Association.
Download the Patient Request for Non-Disclosure of Medical Records - Print and Give to Your Doctor
Download the Model Patient Privacy Advisory - Web Version
Download the Model Patient Privacy Advisory - PDF Version
Give the "Stop HIPAA" postcard to your doctor, dentist, chiropractor and others (Requires Adobe Acrobat)

HELP PROTECT YOUR FAMILY'S MEDICAL PRIVACY Tell your doctors about the "HIPAA Country Doctor Escape Route"

HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN DO:

HELP PROTECT YOUR FAMILY'S MEDICAL PRIVACY
Tell your doctors about the
"HIPAA Country Doctor Escape Route"