Legal Question in Health Care Law in California

If someone comes thru the ER and says that they had helped in "setting up/framing" to put an innocent person in jail, does HIPAA protect them?


Asked on 3/02/10, 2:50 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Stone Law Offices of Michael B. Stone Toll Free 1-855-USE-MIKE

No. HIPAA protects health information. Also, physician-patient privilege is intended to protect patient privacy, not to facilitate an injustice. :"Setting up" or "framing" a person is itself a crime, not just a past crime but a continuing crime, and you have the absolute right to report this crime to the police.

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Answered on 3/10/10, 5:53 pm


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