Is it a HIPPA violation to be billed for my husband's medical service?
My husband was in the hospital back in May and the physician is billing me for this. I just got a collection notice because the bill hasn't been paid. I kept asking my husband to call the billing office and explain to them that he is the patient and he should be the one being billed, not me. He never called. The collection notice states that if payment in full is not received within 39 days, it will be turned over the credit bureau. Is it a HIPPA violation for them to be billing me and not my husband? I know that if I called to discuss his services, the office would not talk to me because that is a HIPPA violation. Does this fall under the same category? Thank you.