41. The rules require doctors and hospitals to obtain consent from patients before disclosing information and strictly limit the amount of information that can be disclosed. 42. There are no entry fees, but children must obtain the consent of a parent or guardian on an official entry form. 43. They expressed fear that more stringent rules on obtaining consent from parents or guardians could seriously hamper research efforts. 44. They said it would be difficult to obtain written consent from a patient whose doctor phoned in a prescription that was picked up by a neighbor or a relative. 45. They would be selected only if it was not feasible to obtain consent from a relative. 46. To obtain consent, researchers are required to explain that the experiments are not treatment, but rather research that will not help the patient. 47. Under the rules, health care providers must obtain written consent from patients for the use or disclosure of information in their medical records. 48. Under the rules, health care providers must obtain written consent from patients before disclosing their medical information even for routine purposes like the payment of claims. 49. Wiretaps and information from devices used to record telephone numbers called from a specific phone may only be used after obtaining the consent of a federal judge. 50. He said Bweiz had obtained the consent of Syria, the main power broker in Lebanon, to the release of the three Iraqis. |