can personal health info be used for purposes unrelated to health care?
in court if it affects the outcome of the case
The circumstances that personal health information can be used for purposes unrelated to health care are 1. Required by law; 2. Public Health Activities; 3. Victims of Abuse, Neglect or Domestic Violence; 4. Health Oversight Activities; 5. Judicial and Administrative Proceedings; 6. Law Enforcement Purposes; 7. Decedents; 8. Cadaver Organ, Eye, or Tissue Donation; 9. Research; 10. Serious Threat to Health or Safety; 11. Essential Government Functions; 12. Workers Compensation.
The circumstances that personal health information can be used for purposes unrelated to health care are 1. Required by law; 2. Public Health Activities; 3. Victims of Abuse, Neglect or Domestic Violence; 4. Health Oversight Activities; 5. Judicial and Administrative Proceedings; 6. Law Enforcement Purposes; 7. Decedents; 8. Cadaver Organ, Eye, or Tissue Donation; 9. Research; 10. Serious Threat to Health or Safety; 11. Essential Government Functions; 12. Workers Compensation.
Blackmail. There is a lot of stuff people want to keep hidden. Abortions, boob jobs, if you have a prescription for Viagra... Also information like that can be used for identity thieves. Most of that information is caulk full of sensitive information. Social security numbers, credit card numbers.
i dont know twelve but i know one: in legal court cases. for example, if there is a couple who want to get divorced and are fighting for custody over their child then the personal health info can be shared if it will affect the decision of the court. if one parent has a disease or something that could hurt the child in any way, then the custody is given to the other parent.
1. The law can request for information. 2. For any Public Health Activities 3. In an abusive or domestic situations. 4. Health Oversight Activities 5. Judicial and Administrative Proceedings 6. Law Enforcement Purposes 7. Decedents 8. Cadaveric, Organ, Eye, or Tissue donation 9. Research 10. Serious Threat to Health or Safety 11. Essential Government Functions 12. Workers Compensations
No...unless of course you give someone permission to view your personal medical records. One reason someone could would be if child abuse/neglect was suspected; a doctor could show the file to police.
No - it's a code identifying a small number of residences for the purposes of directing mail deliveries. To be classed as personal information, each ZIP code would have to relate to one residence only.
No - it's a code identifying a small number of residences for the purposes of directing mail deliveries. To be classed as personal information, each ZIP code would have to relate to one residence only.
Most company's for tax purposes are required to keep all transactions, including personal information, for up to 7 years, at which time the records can be destroyed.
Not really enough information about the circumstances is given in the question but it was probably going to be used for 'elimination' purposes.
the for main purposes of information