Agreement to Disclose Injuries and Illnesses
Student-athletes will agree to fully disclose any and all signs and symptoms of injury and/or illness, including concussions/mild traumatic brain injury to the Converse University Sports Medicine Department, team physicians, and/or medical consultants.
Medical Records and Confidentiality
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was placed into effect in 1996. This act protects the privacy of individually identifiable health information. The HIPAA Privacy Rule provides federal protections for personal health information (PHI) held by covered entities and gives patients an array of rights with respect to that information.
At the age of 18, the individual is considered an adult regarding medical privacy and injuries. The Sports Medicine personnel at Converse University cannot communicate any information regarding athletic injury or treatment to outside parties unless the student-athlete agrees. The Sports Medicine Department will not release any medical information unless a release has been signed or required by law.
This excludes:
- Coaches, strength & conditioning staff, other sports medicine staff at Converse University and physicians. These individuals will be notified on a need to know basis regarding a student-athlete’s injury.
- Any life-threatening injury or illness; notification to the appropriate individuals will occur in those situations.