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The Green Room / Re: Health Realted Issue
« on: Jul 19, 2016, 11:24 pm »
HIPPA actually only applies to people in the medical field. So unless you are this person's doctor, nurse, etc. you aren't bound by HIPPA. Unfortunately the law is often misunderstood and this person may have thought this was covered but it isn't.
I do think you have to think about the context. There are some illness that except in rare cases don't pose a danger to anyone but should be told to a paramedic in case of an emergency (in your list above think cancer, strained muscle, pregnancy, herpes (unless there is bodily fluid exchange in which case you need back up blocking in case of an outbreak)). There are other diseases that pose a danger to the people around them and that can't be overlooked (think mono, chicken pox).
I do think you have to think about the context. There are some illness that except in rare cases don't pose a danger to anyone but should be told to a paramedic in case of an emergency (in your list above think cancer, strained muscle, pregnancy, herpes (unless there is bodily fluid exchange in which case you need back up blocking in case of an outbreak)). There are other diseases that pose a danger to the people around them and that can't be overlooked (think mono, chicken pox).
