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Originally Posted by atisketatasket
Don't think so - I just Googled to confirm. HIPAA has an exception for MDs to talk to other providers without patient consent IF it is about a limited range of topics such as medication or health care. You could argue whether a therapist counts as a medical provider, but I would bet most psychiatrists do just to save time.
Eta: just to be clear - this would have to be initiated by the psychiatrist, not the therapist.
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Correct - I'm a T and a psychiatrist will not share this info with a therapist without consent. Unless it is the most extreme emergency I would never think to call someone's Doctor without getting their permission first. Psychiatrists (why I have no idea) are notorious for not returning phone calls to other providers. Im sure there are a lot of exceptions, especially within their own practice but even then it's iffy. The Ts I've spoken to find it nearly impossible to get a return phone call from a psychiatrist, never mind have a conversation. And it's unheard of for a pdoc to initiate a call with a T, they wouldn't consider it medically necessary.