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VA Mid South Healthcare Network (VISN 9)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 24, 2012. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000070995, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Huntington, WV
Issue:
A local police officer had an appointment at our facility and became aggressive towards staff. The VA Police Chief contacted this officer's supervisor and informed him of the situation, including the fact that the Veteran was a patient here. There was no authority to report this as the Veteran was not considered an imminent threat nor did he give his authorization. Update: 01/24/12:The patient will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
VA Police will follow established procedure in the future when notifying non VA Police about individual's behavior while at this facility