After a very serious motor vehicle crash, Mr. Singh arrives at the emergency department with severe facial injuries and cannot communicate. Upon admission, there is no one with the patient. One hour after his arrival, a woman calls in distress. After providing a description that matches Mr. Singh's identification, she asks if her husband is at the emergency department. You believe she is Mr. Singh's wife. Which of the following statements is most correct?
A. You cannot provide any information to this woman.
B. Mrs. Singh must provide some form of documentation to prove that she is Mr. Singh's wife.
C. You can tell Mrs. Singh that her husband is in the emergency department because the law permits you to share if a person is a patient in a facility, their location, and general status.
D. You may only provide this information if it is a life or death situation.