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Vaccination Cards requested for proof of vaccination.
Calumus:
If someone at a restaurant asks me for this I'll just respond by asking for proof of their Hep C vaccination. Fair's fair.
RoadKingLarry:
Ihre Papiere bitte
MillCreek:
--- Quote from: Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas on May 11, 2021, 10:13:36 PM ---I feel like things like this are gonna run afoul of HIPPA regs pretty fast. I'm no expert on the subject, but all the times I've dealt with/been around it, it's very special category stuff requiring special protections and limited access.
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Actually, no. Only 'covered entities' are required to follow HIPAA, and a restaurant is not a covered entity.
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-individuals/guidance-materials-for-consumers/index.html
Who Must Follow These Laws
We call the entities that must follow the HIPAA regulations "covered entities."
Covered entities include:
Health Plans, including health insurance companies, HMOs, company health plans, and certain government programs that pay for health care, such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Most Health Care Providers—those that conduct certain business electronically, such as electronically billing your health insurance—including most doctors, clinics, hospitals, psychologists, chiropractors, nursing homes, pharmacies, and dentists.
Health Care Clearinghouses—entities that process nonstandard health information they receive from another entity into a standard (i.e., standard electronic format or data content), or vice versa.
In addition, business associates of covered entities must follow parts of the HIPAA regulations.
Often, contractors, subcontractors, and other outside persons and companies that are not employees of a covered entity will need to have access to your health information when providing services to the covered entity. We call these entities “business associates.” Examples of business associates include:
Companies that help your doctors get paid for providing health care, including billing companies and companies that process your health care claims
Companies that help administer health plans
People like outside lawyers, accountants, and IT specialists
Companies that store or destroy medical records
Covered entities must have contracts in place with their business associates, ensuring that they use and disclose your health information properly and safeguard it appropriately. Business associates must also have similar contracts with subcontractors. Business associates (including subcontractors) must follow the use and disclosure provisions of their contracts and the Privacy Rule, and the safeguard requirements of the Security Rule.
230RN:
I just looked at my card and it has my name, DOB, HRN, and dates and types of vaccination but that's all. I'm not sure what "valuable" information could be gleaned from my HRN (Health Record Number).
So I guess if someone asks for it, I might cover that info with my thumb or something., but I doubt they're going to record the information anyway.
Thanks for that info, MillCreek.
Boomhauer:
The proper way to show proof of vaccination is with the middle finger and telling them to go *expletive deleted*ck themselves and leaving
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