Iowa Code 228.4 – Revocation of disclosure authorization
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 228.4
- Data collector: means a person, other than a mental health professional or an employee of or agent for a mental health facility, who regularly assembles or evaluates mental health information. See Iowa Code 228.1
- Mental health facility: means a community mental health center, hospital, clinic, office, health care facility, infirmary, or similar place in which professional services are provided. See Iowa Code 228.1
- Mental health information: means oral, written, or recorded information which indicates the identity of an individual receiving professional services and which relates to the diagnosis, course, or treatment of the individual's mental or emotional condition. See Iowa Code 228.1
- Mental health professional: means an individual who has either of the following qualifications:a. See Iowa Code 228.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
An individual or an individual’s legal representative may revoke a prior authorization by providing a written revocation to the recipient named in the authorization and to the mental health professional, data collector, or employee or agent of a mental health professional, of a data collector, or of or for a mental health facility previously authorized to disclose the mental health information. The revocation is effective upon receipt of the written revocation by the person previously authorized to disclose the mental health information. After the effective revocation date, mental health information shall not be disclosed pursuant to the revoked authorization. However, mental health information previously disclosed pursuant to the revoked authorization may be used for the purposes stated in the original written authorization.