This valuable online resource is updated in real-time and provides information regarding state and federal legislation, regulation, and professional best practices for all legal aspects of managing, maintaining, and releasing health information.
Authors: Faculty of the Department of Health Informatics & Information Management at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center
About the Portal
Who would benefit from this valuable web portal? HIM Directors, Physician Practice Managers, Release of Information Companies, Legal Consultants, and the list goes on!
Chapters include consents, subpoenas, release of information, behavioral health records, the medical record (including the legal EHR), required reporting, and more!
Updates to the web portal will be made in real-time as additions or revisions are made. You can also select to receive an email notification to notify you of the update.
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Important Notice Regarding the Legal Handbook Portal
We are in the process of retiring the Legal Handbook Portal and plan to fully discontinue the platform in 2027. Members with an active subscription will continue to have uninterrupted access through the end of their current subscription period. The portal will not be renewed beyond existing subscription terms, and all access will end once all subscriptions have expired in 2027.