Kaiser Authorization For Communication Of Protected Health Information To Family Members And Friends

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What this Kaiser authorization does

The Kaiser Authorization For Communication Of Protected Health Information To Family Members And Friends records a patient’s permission for Kaiser to communicate specified protected health information to named family members or friends. The patient identifies the people who may receive information and the scope of communication, then signs the authorization. A healthcare organization can upload the form to signNow, place or review fields, send it to the appropriate signer, and retain the completed authorization with its audit trail. HIPAA-covered workflows require appropriate safeguards, including a business associate agreement with signNow.

Patients and families

Patients complete the Kaiser authorization when they want Kaiser to communicate specified protected health information to named family members or friends. Staff use the completed form to confirm the patient’s identity, authorized contacts, permitted information, effective dates, and signature before disclosure.

Healthcare staff

Kaiser healthcare staff and privacy teams use the authorization to document disclosure permissions, verify the stated scope, route the form for signature, and retain evidence. signNow can support upload, field assignment, signer delivery, completion, and audit-trail retrieval.

Who benefits from this authorization workflow

The Kaiser authorization is useful wherever healthcare staff must document a patient’s permission before communicating protected health information to named people.

Solo healthcare practitioners can use the Kaiser authorization to capture a patient’s permission for named family members or friends without coordinating paper delivery between appointments.
Outpatient clinics can route completed Kaiser authorizations to patients, verify disclosure scope, and preserve audit evidence before staff communicate protected health information.
Healthcare enterprises can standardize Kaiser authorization templates, restrict access by role, and retain signed records under organization-wide HIPAA and records-management procedures.

How to complete this Kaiser authorization

Use signNow to prepare the Kaiser authorization, identify required fields, send it to the appropriate signer, and retain the completed record with its audit trail.

Upload form:
Upload the Kaiser authorization PDF to signNow.
Check fields:
Review detected fields and add missing patient or contact fields.
Assign signer:
Assign signature fields to the patient or authorized signer.
Complete record:
Send the authorization, monitor completion, and download the signed record.

Prepare authorization

Confirm the patient, authorized contacts, scope, and expiration details before uploading.

Deliver for signature

Send the completed authorization to the patient or authorized signer through signNow.

Signer turnaround

The signer reviews each disclosure choice and signs using the assigned fields.

Complete and archive

Download the completed authorization and preserve its audit trail with the patient record.

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Field preparation

Upload the Kaiser authorization and review signNow’s detected fields before assigning patient, contact, scope, and signature information.

Signer assignment

Assign signing roles so the patient or authorized signer completes the authorization fields in the intended sequence.

Audit trail

Capture the authorization’s signing activity in an audit trail that supports later review of the completed record.

HIPAA workflow

Use signNow’s HIPAA-compliant configuration with a business associate agreement when the workflow is covered by HIPAA.

Mobile access

Complete the authorization from a desktop or mobile device without recreating the form manually.

Record storage

Store the completed authorization and its signing evidence together for controlled retrieval by permitted staff.

Security for protected health information

HIPAA protection:

HIPAA compliant with BAA

Transit encryption:

TLS 1.2/1.3 data encryption

Storage encryption:

AES-256 encryption at rest

Security certification:

SOC 2 Type II certified

Information security:

ISO 27001 certified

Electronic signatures:

ESIGN and UETA compliant

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Versions	Form popularity	Fillable & printable
*2008 Kaiser HIPAA Compliant [2008-06] 2008	4.8 Satisfied (2785 Votes)

Privacy pitfalls in this authorization

Entering an incomplete contact name or relationship can leave the authorization unclear about who may receive protected health information.
Failing to define the permitted information or communication purpose can make disclosure broader than the patient intended.
Sending the form to the wrong signer can weaken attribution and delay confirmation of the patient’s authorization.
Sharing the completed record outside approved staff access can expose protected health information despite a valid signature.

Retention periods and applicable rules

For this Kaiser authorization, use the HIPAA retention rule when applicable; the other periods below apply only if the same record is also governed by those separate regimes.

Six years: HIPAA records

HIPAA 45 CFR §164.530(j) requires six years from creation or last effective date.

Three years: tax records

IRC §6501(a) provides three years from filing for applicable federal tax records.

I-9 period: employment records

8 CFR §274a.2(b)(2)(i)(A) sets the I-9 retention rule for employment records.

Six years: broker records

17 CFR §240.17a-4 requires six years for specified broker-dealer books and records.

Five years: injury records

29 CFR §1904.33 requires five years following the relevant year for injury records.

Record-keeping practices for this form

Preserve the Kaiser authorization, its audit evidence, and its scope details together so staff can verify the patient’s instructions before communicating protected health information.

Apply HIPAA’s six-year retention rule

Retain the signed Kaiser authorization for 6 years from creation or its last effective date when the record falls under HIPAA’s documentation-retention rule. Apply longer periods when state law, organizational policy, litigation holds, or another applicable requirement controls the patient record.

Export the audit trail with record

Export the completed authorization and audit trail after signing, then verify that the downloaded files open correctly and correspond to the patient, authorized contacts, scope, and signature event recorded in the Kaiser form.

Archive the authorization securely

Store the authorization in an access-controlled patient-record system rather than an unrestricted shared folder. Limit retrieval to workforce members who need the document for healthcare operations or authorized communication.

Track authorization status and changes

Record the authorization’s effective date, expiration information, and any revocation or replacement. Use those details to prevent staff from relying on an authorization that no longer reflects the patient’s instructions.

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Legal standing and evidentiary value

A signed Kaiser authorization can document a patient’s permission to communicate specified protected health information to named family members or friends. ESIGN and UETA generally recognize qualifying electronic signatures when intent, consent, attribution, and record retention are established. Wills, codicils, testamentary trusts, and court orders remain excluded under 15 U.S.C. §7003.

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Troubleshooting this Kaiser authorization

Resolve field, signer-access, HIPAA, plan, signature-validity, and authorization-change issues without losing the form’s scope or audit evidence.

If signNow does not detect every Kaiser authorization field, open the uploaded PDF and manually add patient, authorized-contact, scope, expiration, and signature fields before sending. Review placement at normal zoom so labels and responses remain aligned with the original form.

If the signer cannot open the request, confirm the recipient email address, resend the invitation, and provide the signing link through an approved channel. Do not email protected health information unnecessarily; follow the healthcare organization’s HIPAA security procedures.

For a HIPAA-covered workflow, signNow states that HIPAA compliance requires a business associate agreement. Confirm that the organization has the required BAA before processing protected health information through signNow.

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If the completed authorization is disputed, preserve the signed PDF and signNow audit trail. ESIGN and UETA recognize electronic signatures when intent, consent, attribution, and record retention requirements are satisfied; assess the specific healthcare workflow and state law.

If a contact or disclosure scope changes, do not silently edit the completed authorization. Create and sign a replacement Kaiser authorization, document the change, and retain the earlier record according to HIPAA 45 CFR 164.530(j).

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