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Here is some sample content from Confidentiality and Release of Information:

	POLICY: All information contained in the patient's medical record is confidential. This office will not disclose medical information regarding a patient without obtaining written authorization. The authorization must come from the patient or a patient's guardian or conservator. If authorization is signed by the patient, the patient's medical record must reflect that the patient is competent to make a rational decision. If the authorization is signed by a guardian or conservator, he/she must submit evidence such as a Power of Attorney, Court Order, etc., that he/she has the power to...
Second excerpt:
	...Records containing information pertaining to alcohol or drug abuse are subject to special protection under federal regulations. Records containing information pertaining to psychiatric diagnoses and/or treatment are subject to special restrictions on the release of information as found in the Welfare and Institutions Code Lanterman-Petris-Short Act. The following types of information are considered confidential and may only be released after obtaining a valid authorization from...