</font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>
okiedokie said:
I told my T that I'm a very private person, wouldn't want anyone called on my behalf, don't want to share my med list with him or anyone else for that matter. I refused to do it. She was a little pissed and said she would have to complete it then to the best of her ability and give him that.

I did not sign any release of information when I joined this group/class. Is my being a part of this group implied consent?? I think not. My HIPAA red flags are waving high right about now.

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post">She cannot share your information with anyone else unless you sign a release that gives your permission and specifically names the person she will share with. Talk to her supervisor if she doesn't understand that you need to sign a release. If she tells you that your signing a release is a condition of your participating in the DBT group, then you can choose to sign the release or quit the group. There is always a choice.

To me it sounds like this crisis form may be useful to the other T, "just in case", and is perhaps standard operating procedure, but this doesn't mean she can trample on your privacy rights. She needs to ask your permission and get your signature before sharing your information. Perhaps she could agree to place the information in a sealed envelope that the other T would not open unless you had an emergency.