Under HIPPA: "In certain circumstances, the Privacy Rule permits use and disclosure of protected health information without the patient’s permission. For example, the Privacy Rule permits consultations between psychologists and other health care professionals without permission, because such consultations fall under the Rule’s “treatment” exception. However, many states require that before releasing patient information for a consultation, a psychologist must have obtained the patient’s generalized consent at the start of treatment. (Such state laws are not preempted by the Privacy Rule because they are more protective of privacy.) How the Privacy Rule interacts with your state’s consent or authorization rules is an important issue covered in the HIPAA for Psychologists product."

http://www.apapracticecentral.org/bu...hipaa/faq.aspx

My state defers to federal law. Other state's laws trump the federal laws in certain situations.

Some of us in America are sometimes under false impressions as to how much freedom and privacy we have actually have. Under HIPPA, a therapist does not need your consent to notify family if you are an adult, and they feel you are a danger to self or others. You stop taking meds, hubby can get a call without your consent under HIPPA. Most people don't even know that therapists in any state have a right to notify federal authorities if they feel you should not have the right to buy or own a firearm. You don't have to have done anything or threatened anything past or future. But your name will be on the federal don't sell to list. I digressed.

I'm ranting, I know. I'm all for privacy, and what happened to the OP stinks, but I am under no illusion that the system will back her if she lives in my country.