Exam: HIPAA Myths and Reality for Local Government and Law Enforcement

Any and all medical records without regard who has them or why are HIPAA protected records.

Health insurance companies are not subject to HIPAA.

State mandatory reporting laws like reporting gunshot wounds violate HIPAA ‘privacy requirements.

Transmitting medical calls over the police radio is a HIPAA violation.

Medical records can be released if the subject has signed a written informed consent.

Just talking about a medical record of a patient in a public space can never be a HIPAA violation.

Health Insurance companies are HIPAA covered entities.

State laws can give consumers greater rights to access to records about themselves than HIPAA provides.

Looking at HIPAA medical records from curiosity is okay as long as no copies are made.