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I am seeing a drug counselor as per a divorce agreement(not mandated by the court).  Completing a program would allow mw unsupervised visitation with my two daughters.  for the record, there is drug use in my past, but I am sober for over a decade.   My ex-wife has been phoning my counselor, asking questions regarding treatment etc.  I am required to show attendance records and any drug testing results.  I am not comfortable with my ex-wife finding any thing else out, since she has already shown herself to try anything she can to prevent mee seeing our daughters.  What are the hippa laws in regards to release of medical information such as mine?  Thank you for your help and have a good day.  

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Hi John hull,

I am sorry but this is outside my field of expertise. I feel you should try to contact a lawyer about the legal aspects of your case.

Jurriaan Plesman BA (Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr.
Author of "Getting off the Hook" (Google Book Search)
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Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist

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I have a degree in Psychology from the Sydney University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Nutrition. I am also the author of “GETTING OFF THE HOOK” which deals with the nutritional and psychological treatment of personality disorders. It is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. I am interested in the relationship between nutrition and behaviour, and as a Probation ans Parole Officer facilitated groups for offenders, many of whom were alcoholics and drug addicts, sex offenders or compulsive gamblers, as well as the whole gamut of “personality disorders”. I am also the ex-editor of the Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia Newsletter, a quarterly publication dealing with hypoglycemia and related health problems. Its web site, together with a shortened course of PSYCHOTHERAPY can be visited at: http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

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Nutritional Psychotherapist

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The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

Publications
GETTING OFF THE HOOK
which is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. Various articles in Hypoglycemic Health Association Newsletter

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BA(Psych) (Sydney University) Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr (International Academy of Nutrition)

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