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    mpresley Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 6, 2008, 08:48 PM
    HIPPA Violation and work note
    Recently I was in the emergency room. I asked for a work note and was given one with the date and time I was seen when I could return to work and my diagnosis. My employer attempted to verify this note and called the ER where I was seen. They gave him the same information that was on the note. Is this a HIPPA violation?
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    Oct 10, 2008, 09:26 AM

    Nope. Since you volunteered the information by giving them the note, you authorized the ER to release the info.
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