Summary – Law Enforcement Requests for Patient Information

	Law Enforcement Request	NM Staff Response
1	Staff safety/security concerns	Staff may always request law enforcement’s presence when concerned for their safety/security.
2	Requests for patient information, general rule	Ok to disclose patient information as permitted in this chart, by our policies (see policy IM12), or with written patient authorization (form CON MR 0074)
3	Patient condition	Ok to disclose one-word condition status without patient authorization: undetermined, good, fair, serious, or critical
4	Date of birth (DOB)	Ok to disclose if: • obtain patient permission, or • disclosure is permitted by our policies Some examples include: • mandatory child abuse reporting obligation • patient is crime victim and unable to authorize release of DOB and NM staff determines it’s appropriate to disclose • law enforcement states information is needed to identify suspect, fugitive, material witness, or missing person
5	Blood or urine test specimen/results
6	Notify law enforcement when patient is discharged
7	Forms • Court order • Subpoena • Warrant
8	Victims of Crime
9	Identification of: • suspect • fugitive • material witness • missing person
10	Interviews Patient is in police custody
11	Interviews Patient is not in police custody
12	Visitation restrictions Patient is in police custody
13	Visitation restrictions Patient is not in police custody
14	Wounds of Violence (excluding sexual assault)
15	Sexual assault
16	Child Abuse or Neglect