Outpatient Pain Management Programs. Aetna considers outpatient multi-disciplinary pain management programs medically necessary when all of the following criteria are met: If a surgical procedure or acute medical treatment is indicated, it has been performed prior to entry into the pain program; and.
HIPAAâs Impact on Prisonersâ Rights to Healthcare. By Alexander L. Bednar, J.D., LL.M. Candidate. Under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution, it has been determined. that prisoners (or inmates) have a constitutional right to adequate health care.1 Texas has. codified societyâs requirement to give care to its incarcerated persons, and requires state prisons. to provide health care.2 Under the final HIPAA Privacy rule, identifiable health information.
Due to patient privacy laws the Office of the Ombudsman cannot divulge or discuss specific health treatment an inmate-patient is receiving; rather, this Office can assist concerned family members by listening to their concerns and referring them to the appropriate health care staff at an institution.