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	Answer ID
	478

	Category
	Privacy of Health Information/HIPAA Authorizations

	Date Updated
	09/24/2003 04:01 PM

Does the Privacy Rule require that an Authorization be notarized or include a witness signature?

Question

Does the Privacy Rule require that an Authorization be notarized or include a witness signature?

Answer

The Privacy Rule does not require that a document be notarized or witnessed.

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