Caregivers and HIPPA (Patient Privacy Act)

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Do Medicinal Marijuana Caregivers Respect their patients rights, to privacy?
Does HIPPA apply? or, should it?

Recently, I read of someone talking 'smack' about a former patient. Somehow, I felt it was malicious and not from a person of integrity. Not to mention, it seemed rather immature(imho).

Would you trust a caregiver, if you heard him/her speak negatively of a patient, former or current?
Should Medicinal Marijuana Caregivers be held to the same standard of any patient caregiver?
The following is from HHS.gov

HHS announces first HIPAA breach settlement involving less than 500 patients

The Hospice of Northern Idaho (HONI) has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $50,000 to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule. This is the first settlement involving a breach of unsecured electronic protected health information (ePHI) affecting fewer than 500 individuals.

• Read the Resolution Agreement and CAP

Just curious.. pr

painretreat Reviewed by painretreat on 01-18-2013. Caregivers and HIPPA (Patient Privacy Act) Do Medicinal Marijuana Caregivers Respect their patients rights, to privacy? Does HIPPA apply? or, should it? Recently, I read of someone talking 'smack' about a former patient. Somehow, I felt it was malicious and not from a person of integrity. Not to mention, it seemed rather immature(imho). Would you trust a caregiver, if you heard him/her speak negatively of a patient, former or current? Should Medicinal Marijuana Caregivers be held to the same standard of any patient Rating: 5