CONFIDENTIALITY
Employees' perception of program confidentiality is critical to
the success of an Employee Assistance Program. They expect and
will receive privacy in accordance with
local and government regulations (42 CFR Part 2 & HIPAA).
All contacts by employees with the Employee Assistance Program
are kept totally confidential. Any information released is done so
only with the signed permission of the employee.
The permission to release information requires the employee to
indicate to whom he/she wants information released, what information
he/she wants released, and the duration of the release.
The exceptions to the above permitted or required by regulation and
law include medical necessity, child abuse, adult or elder abuse,
intent to commit suicide, and the intent to commit homicide.
Information released under medical necessity occurs
when the employee cannot release information him/herself.
Information about child, adult and elder abuse will be released to
the required protective agencies.
All records are maintained in a confidential manner.
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