US Medical Term · regulatory
FERPA
FERPA (Ley de Derechos Educativos y Privacidad Familiar)
In 9 languages
| Language | Term |
|---|---|
| English | FERPA |
| Spanish (Español) | FERPA (Ley de Derechos Educativos y Privacidad Familiar) |
| Chinese (中文) | FERPA（家庭教育权利与隐私法） |
| Korean (한국어) | FERPA (가족 교육 권리 및 개인정보 보호법) |
| Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) | FERPA (Đạo luật Quyền Giáo dục và Quyền riêng tư của Gia đình) |
| Filipino (Tagalog) | FERPA (Batas sa Karapatan sa Edukasyon at Pribasidad ng Pamilya) |
| Portuguese (Português) | FERPA (Lei de Direitos Educacionais e Privacidade Familiar) |
| Thai (ภาษาไทย) | FERPA (กฎหมายสิทธิการศึกษาและความเป็นส่วนตัวของครอบครัว) |
| Japanese (日本語) | FERPA（家族教育の権利とプライバシーに関する法律） |
What it means
FERPA, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, protects the privacy of student education records at schools that receive federal funding. It becomes relevant in healthcare when student health services are documented as part of school records—for example, visits to a school nurse, an IEP containing medical information, or participation in a school-based health program. HIPAA generally does not apply to school health records covered by FERPA. Parents control FERPA rights for students under 18; at 18 or upon college enrollment, rights transfer to the student. When requesting school health records, the process differs from a standard HIPAA records request. Schools may not disclose records without written consent except in limited circumstances.
How to say it
Sentences a patient might use with a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, or insurer:
Your child's school health records are protected by FERPA, not HIPAA, so a different request process applies.
Los registros de salud escolar de su hijo están protegidos por FERPA, no por HIPAA, por lo que se aplica un proceso de solicitud diferente.
Once your student turns 18, FERPA rights transfer from you to them and they control their own records.
Una vez que su estudiante cumple 18 años, los derechos de la FERPA se transfieren de usted a ellos y controlan sus propios registros.
The college health clinic records fall under FERPA if the school maintains them as part of official student records.
Los registros de la clínica de salud universitaria están bajo la FERPA si la escuela los mantiene como parte de los registros estudiantiles oficiales.
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Last reviewed: September 2026