Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)

~~DISCUSSION~~

• Does HIPAA Privacy Rule allow a covered entity to share the name or other identifying information of an individual who has been infected with, or exposed to, the virus SARS-CoV-2, or the disease caused by the virus, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), with law enforcement, paramedics, other first responders, and public health authorities without an individual’s authorization?

• Yes

• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
• COVID-19 and HIPAA: Disclosures to law enforcement, paramedics, other first responders and public health authorities
  • Official - Local Copy

• Do not enter “real name”, any name will do
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