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  • May 27, 2009, 05:30 PM
    Tino81
    HIPAA law on confidentiality
    I am wondering if it is a hipaa violation for a sleep study agency to disclose sensitive iformation regarding myself to my 12 year old son, and if so what is my legal recourse.
  • May 27, 2009, 05:42 PM
    Fr_Chuck

    Did they call your home and tell him on the phone or was he standing there while you did your study? Give us details how this happened,
  • May 28, 2009, 10:14 AM
    JudyKayTee

    Need more info - how the info was conveyed, what info was conveyed.
  • Jun 4, 2009, 09:39 AM
    Tino81

    The information was given to my son over the phone, even though my son explained who he was and gave the sleep study agency my cell phone number
  • Jun 4, 2009, 09:41 AM
    JudyKayTee

    Your legal recourse is to report this as a violation of HIPAA - if the information harmed your relationship with your son and you suffered emotional damages (or he did) I "suppose" there's a lawsuit for that - but, quite frankly, I don't see it.

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