

Privacy Issues in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment: Information Sharing Between Providers and Managed Care Organizations: Final Report. Appendix G: American Psychiatric Association Minimum Necessary Guidelines for Third Party Payers for Psychiatric Treatment
The following American Psychiatric Association position statement has been developed in response to the HHS final Privacy Rule's provision that health-care "providers" (health-care professionals and facilities) disclose only the "minimum necessary" information for a given purpose.