katchmoleen

I have a new job in a transitional facility, and our residents make their own appointments and pay for their own care. My administrator is terrified of HIPAA and thinks we cannot interfere in any way with their care even if they come home with prescriptions for 5 controlled substances! He thinks we are never allowed to call the doctor. I pointed out that they sign a blanket release when they come, and I was assured by another correctional nurse that these guys are STILL prisoners, albeit in a halfway house, and that HIPAA does not apply the same to prisoners. If someone could PLEASE point me to some kind of reference on this subject that I can show my bosses, I would be forever grateful. Thanks! Montana nurse