In a life-threatening situation or when an individual's condition or situation precludes the possibility of obtaining written consent, the facility may release pertinent medical information to the medical personnel responsible for the individual's care without the individual's consent and without the authorization of the chief executive officer or a designee, if obtaining such authorization would cause an excessive delay in delivering treatment to the individual.
1. When information has been released under emergency conditions, the staff member responsible for the release of information shall enter all pertinent details of the transaction into the individual's record including at least the following items:2. The date the information was released;3. The person to whom the information was released;4. The reason the information was released;5. The reason written consent could not be obtained; and6. The specific information released.7. The patient or applicant shall be informed that the information was released as soon as possible after the release of information.15 Miss. Code. R. § 16-1-51.31.7
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-11-13