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My mother-in-law, against my wishes, called my doctor and my doctor talked to her about me!!!!! Is that legal? I am very upset, because she shared info I didn't want her to share. What can I do? Your medical history and information is protected by federal law. Your medical information is private but there are certain exceptions. Medical information can be shared with family members or those who are directly involved with your care. However, you must consent to have this information shared. If you feel your rights have been violated there are avenues to submit complaints. Complaints can be submitted the www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/ or you can place a toll free call to 866-627-7748. If your doctor revealed any information about you then he has breached confidentiality. Its not illegal for your MIL to discuss you with the doctor, but its not very polite or moral of her to do so; Yes!! That is a HIPAA violation. If you didn't sign a paper authorizing them to release information to her, then they are not allowed to talk to her about you. Yes, that is a HIPAA violation if you are not under the age of 18 and if you have not given the doctor permission to release your information to her. You can file a complaint against the facility. it's only a HIPAA violation if your doctor gave your m-i-l information about you. . . . .not the other way around This is not a voilation of the law but rather bad taste. If you talked to the doctor about your mother and her charts and her personal information without her WRITTEN release then there might be a voilation there. You might want to go to http://www.medicaljobs.com/healthcare-jo... and ask someone from the forum. They have a lot of healthcare proffesionals on their site that I am sure would be happy to make certain to feel comfortable with the answers. You can even take poll and let people vote on it to see if it is illegal. I think things like that will be the best help. I would recomend going on the physical therapy forum here http://www.medicaljobs.com/healthcare-jo... and asking your question. They are the most vocal people on the forum. READ the question....She said her MIL went and talked about her to the doctor not the other way around. There is no hipaa violation until the medical facility/practioner etc releases information. |
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