Information Sharing Toolkit
Information sharing can be a challenge for overdose fatality review (OFR) teams and their members. To assist teams in capturing as much information as possible about a decedent to make meaningful recommendations for prevention, Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association (LAPPA), in partnership with IIR, developed information sharing fact sheets. These fact sheets provide OFR teams an understanding of what members legally can and cannot share regarding federal law (such as 42 CFR and HIPAA).
Modules
- Obtaining Medical Records
- Obtaining Behavioral Health Records
- Obtaining Educational Records
- Obtaining Child Services Records
- Obtaining Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Records
- Obtaining Next of Kin Consent
- Allowing Nonmember Professional Observers
- Limiting Use of Shared Information
- Freedom of Information Act Request
- Sharing Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP) Data
Appendix
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Indian Health Service Information Sharing Guidance
Online Resource - 9/12/2024
This document provides guidance for obtaining medical records from the Indian Health Service.
This document provides guidance for obtaining medical records from the Indian Health Service. -
Veterans Health Administration Records
Online Resource - 9/12/2024
This document provides guidance for obtaining medical and behavioral health records from the Veterans Health Administration.
VA Information Sharing Guidance -
Overdose Fatality Review Knowledge Lab
Online Resource - 10/27/2023
The OFR Model Law Virtual Knowledge Lab provides state and county leaders with an opportunity to deepen their awareness and understanding of how OFR model law can assist jurisdictions in implementing OFRs.
The Overdose Fatality Review Knowledge Lab highlights state policy and legislative activities related to the Model Overdose Fatality Review Teams Act
Model OFR Teams Act
This Mode OFR Teams Act addresses the duties, responsibilities, and composition of OFR teams in order for them to properly examine and understand the circumstances leading up to a fatal overdose.