Medical/legal pedes, have the protections of HIPAA been suspended for the scamdemic response? It was my understanding that it is illegal to even ask someone about their personal medical information.
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So HIPAA is a lot more limited than people around here assume. It’s designed to prevent healthcare workers and people with access to your health information from disclosing it without your permission.
That’s it. That’s as far as it goes. No more, no less.
If someone asks your doctor about your vaccination status and they give it without your permission, that’s a HIPAA violation.
If your employer asks you to prove your vaccination status in order to avoid wearing a mask or something, that has nothing to do with HIPAA. Because no medical professional or privileged party (like HR or something) is being forced to divulge this info on your behalf.
HIPAA is a pretty small law.
That being said, there are sometimes other laws that protect employers from asking for and requiring your medical information. However, these laws generally don’t cover vaccination status. You’d need to look into your local laws for specifics.
But again, it has nothing to do with HIPAA.
Also note that if you get your health insurance through your employer, they sometimes build HIPAA exceptions for themselves into your employment contract, since they’re the ones covering your insurance and want to know what they’re paying for. So you’ll want to check with your HR if you’re worried about the that.
You are right. But you MISS a very important point. HIPPA was written under the assumption that you never had to give your personal private medical information to anyone, ever, without probable cause. The 4th amendment if you remember it. The function of HIPPA was that if you did entrust someone with this information you could be assured that you had legal protections. HIPPA or not, I don't have to give anyone, anything, concerning my private records. Now IF my employer was HIPPA compliant I may, or may not, choose to entrust them with this information.
You have not read HIPAA. Because you have not read it, you are making assumptions based on what other people say and/or what you hope it says, but not on what it actually says.
I encourage you to read it, so you will KNOW what it says (and why your statement is not correct).
I suggest you read the 4th amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. Whatever you think is, or is not, in HIPPA, I guarantee you. It does not over ride our God given rights.
Correct, but HIPAA is a SPECIFIC provision that ONLY applies to SPECIFIC situations.
You still have not READ it.
Why not?