Hippa violation
I do not know if this is a Workers'
Compensation Law or Health Care
Law question. An injured worker
received a $10,000 retraining
voucher from his company�s Workers�
Compensation insurance company.
All the correct documentation was
faxed over to the insurance company
along with an invoice for release of
the retraining voucher funds to the
retraining program. The insurance
has denied payment of funds to this
retraining program for various
reasons. Before the injured worker
received the denial letter, the
manager of the retraining program
advised the injured worker that the
insurance company had faxed them
the injured worker's confidential
medical record information. The
insurance company never asked for
authorization to release confidential
medical information to a third party.
I believe this action was a direct
violation of HIPPA. Am I correct in
my opinion? Thank you.
Re: Hippa violation
Your medical information is not confidential in this case. You may have restriction recommended by the doctors that the vocational rehabilitation school need to be informed. The denial of the voucher by the insurance company may be subject to penalty. If that is the case, call your attorney and if you are not represented call us at 213.388.7070.
