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Question regarding the release of medical information, in the case of a psychotic drug user?

Posted by admin in Uncategorized on July 10, 2010

Dr. Jones runs a rehab facilitly and is treating a psychotic drug user. The patient suddenly abandons the facility leaving a note that he plans to kill his ex-wife today. The patient has left behind his antipsychotic medicine that he must take every two hours. Dr. Jones

A. may not release this information because it’s confidential.
B. may release the information
C. may release the information only if the patient authorized such release in advance.
D. may release the information after obtaining a court order first.

These answers do not make sense to me. If the patient does harm his ex-wife, the ex-wife could sue Dr. Bob for failure to warn. So is warning the ex-wife considered “releasing the information”?

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If an inmate who was on parole hold and the charges were dismissed can they send him to program upon release?

Posted by admin in Uncategorized on June 29, 2010

Friend of mine was on parole and he violated due to alcohol consumption but his charges was dismissed.. at least that’s what his profile said.. he is no longer at the county jail.. they say he was transferred to another agency…what does that mean exactly.. This took place within 20 days.did they put him in a recovery program?? does anybody know??

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