And yet again;
YOU ARE WRONG:
"The HIPAA Privacy Rule contains an exception for law enforcement purposes that permits a covered entity to disclose PHI to law enforcement officials without patient authorization under the following circumstances: The HIPAA Privacy Rule contains an exception for law enforcement purposes1 that permits a covered entity to disclose PHI to law enforcement officials without patient authorization under the following circumstances:
- If there is a court order, court-ordered warrant, subpoena or administrative request
- To identify or locate a suspect, fugitive, material witness or missing person
- To answer a law enforcement official’s request for information about a victim or suspected victim of a crime
- To alert law enforcement of a person’s death if the organization suspects that criminal activity caused the death
- In a medical emergency not occurring on its premises, when it’s necessary to inform law enforcement about the commission and nature of a crime, the location of the crime or crime victims and the perpetrator of the crime
For purposes of this exception, “law enforcement official” is defined broadly and means an officer or employee (state or federal) who investigates or conducts an official inquiry into a potential violation of law or prosecutes or otherwise conducts a criminal, civil or administrative proceeding arising from an alleged violation of law. Some examples of law enforcement officials include officers, investigators and detectives from a sheriff’s office, the FBI and state agencies.
Clearly fucking not, since he thinks HIPAA (not HIPPA) allows medical professionals to just arbitrarily share patient info with law enforcement unsolicited.
