Discussion List for campus-based and allied personnel working to end gender-based violence on campus.

["Hotvedt, Carmen" <>]

Hi all—to share of one approach we have taken at UW-Madison, or at least in the student health center at UW-Madison:

 

Our campus based victim advocacy services are housed in a student health center, and in the wake of both the Oregon case as well as our own growing concern for student victim privacy, our health center has added a statement that sums up our internal policies and protocols regarding student victim privacy practices this April.  I share it with you all now in case you are looking for similar institutional or organizational statements. 

 

The statement is listed on our Privacy Practices and Consent forms web page at the bottom.
http://www.uhs.wisc.edu/about-uhs/confidentiality/

http://www.uhs.wisc.edu/about-uhs/confidentiality/documents/SADV-confidentiality-statement.pdf (direct link)

 

This unit statement, which is backed by internal protocols and policies, exists in addition to our campus-based policies regarding offices and individuals who may protect victim confidentiality. 

 

Take care,

 

cj

Carmen Hotvedt
Assistant Director for Violence Prevention (EVOC)
University Health Services
UW-Madison

End Violence On Campus
EVOC Change.  EVOC Equality.  EVOC Respect.

    

 

 

 

 

From: Brett Sokolow [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 3:09 PM
To:
Subject: DOE requests records privacy guidance comments

 

The Department of Education is seeking public input on a draft “Dear Colleague Letter” that addresses the privacy of student medical records, particularly pertaining to litigation. The letter states, “The Department is sending this Dear Colleague Letter to school officials at institutions to remind them of their obligations under…FERPA…, to protect students’ education records from disclosure without consent, and to provide guidance more specifically on the disclosure of student medical records.” 

This issue has been a real hot-button for many of us in the field and we have been asking for additional guidance and direction from the government. This is our chance to provide input both on the content of the Dear Colleague Letter as well as its impact on our campuses.

I encourage you to review the Department's request - http://www.ed.gov/blog/2015/08/seeking-your-input-on-protecting-student-medical-records/ and the letter itself - http://familypolicy.ed.gov/sites/fpco.ed.gov/files/DCL%20Final%20Signed-508.pdf and provide your input to the Department. 

On March 5, 2015, ATIXA joined with NaBITA is issuing a public statement on this issue: https://www.ncherm.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Statement-on-University-Access-to-Student-Victim-Counseling-Records.pdf

Brett A. Sokolow, Esq.

President & CEO, The NCHERM Group, LLC. 

Executive Director, NABITA

Executive Director, ATIXA

610.993.0229

www.Ncherm.org

www.Nabita.org

www.Atixa.org

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