Explaining what H.I.P.A.A. covers

We ask legal experts and doctors to explain H.I.P.A.A.

Laws amid growing COVID-19 privacy questions.

LOT IS DRAWING A LOT OFATTENTION.

THIS IS THE POSTTHAT GOT PEOPLE TALKING: THEOWNER OF HAMMERS LOT -- SAYINGBILLS FANS WILL NEED TO HAVEPHOTO I-D... AND PROOF OF ACOVID-19 VACCINATION... TOPRE-GAME ON HIS PROPERTY.SINCE WE SHARED THAT POST -HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEENCOMMENTING ON FACEBOOK.

THEREACTION IS MIXED... BUT MANYPEOPLE ARE SAYING -- THIS AVIOLATION OF HIPAA LAWS.SO TONIGHT - WE'RE CLEARING UPMISINFORMATION BEFORE ITSPREADS TOO FAR.

7 EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTER ALI TOUHEY GOESIN-DEPTH... EXPLAINING EXACTLYWHAT HIPAA IS... AND WHAT ITCOVERS(0:00) (:11) (1:11) KNOWINGYOUR COVID-19 PRIVACY RIGHTSCAN SEEM CONFUSING.

THE HEALTHINSURANCE PORTABILITY ANDACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 19-96 ORHIPAA DOES OFFER SOMEPROTECTION&.

FIRST WHAT ISHIPAA?

SOT :10 HIPAA IS THELEGISLATION THAT PROTECTS THEPRIVACY OF PATIENT RECORDS ANDIT PREVENTS MEDICALPROFESSIONALS FROM DISCLOSINGTHOSE RECORDS WITHOUT THECONSENT OF THE PATIENT.CONSENT OF THOPATIENT.NEXTCONSENT OF THO CATIENT.CONSENT OF THO CANIENT.CONSENT OF THO CAN SNT.CONSENT OF THO CAN SHA.CONSENT OF THO CAN SHARECONSENT OF THO CAN SHARE YCONSENT OF THO CAN SHARE YOUCONSENT OF THO CAN SHARE YOURMEXTMEDIMEDICAMEDICALMEDICAL REMEDICAL RECOMEDICAL RECORDMEDICAL RECORDSNCNCLUNCLUDINCLUDINGANDICAL RECORDSANYTCAL RECORDSANYTHIL RECORDSANYTHINGRECORDSANYTHING RCORDSANYTHING RELRDSANYTHING RELATSANYTHING RELATEDANYTHING RELATED TANYTHING RELATED TOANYTHING RELATED TO COANYTHING RELATED TO COVIANYTHING RELATED TO COVID-ANYTHING RELATED TO COVID-19ANYTHING RELATED TO COVID-19?SOSOTSOT :1SOT :10SOT :10 NOSOT :10 NO OSOT :10 NO ONESOT :10 NO ONE CSOT :10 NO ONE CANSOT :10 NO ONE CAN ASOT :10 NO ONE CAN ASKSOT :10 NO ONE CAN ASK AMEMEDIMEDICAMEDICALMEDICAL PRMEDICAL PROVMEDICAL PROVIDMEDICAL PROVIDERMEDICAL PROVIDER WMEDICAL PROVIDER WHAMEDICAL PROVIDER WHATMEDICAL PROVIDER WHAT YOMEDICAL PROVIDER WHAT YOURCOCOVICOVIDCOVID STCOVID STATCOVID STATUSCOVID STATUS ICOVID STATUS IS.COVID STATUS IS.

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SOT :10 ALI: CAVENUE?

SOT :10 ALI: CANVENUE?

SOT :10 ALI: CAN IVENUE?

SOT :10 ALI: CAN I USVENUE?

SOT :10 ALI: CAN I USEITIT AIT ASIT AS AIT AS A SHIT AS A SHIEIT AS A SHIELDIT AS A SHIELD TIT AS A SHIELD TOIT AS A SHIELD TO SAIT AS A SHIELD TO SAYIT AS A SHIELD TO SAY NOIT AS A SHIELD TO SAY NO IIT AS A SHIELD TO SAY NO I'MNONOTNOT GONOT GOINNOT GOINGNOT GOING TONOT GOING TO SNOT GOING TO SHONOT GOING TO SHOWNOT GOING TO SHOW YONOT GOING TO SHOW YOU.ALALTSALTSHIALTSHILEALTSHILER:ALTSHILER: NALTSHILER: NO,ALTSHILER: NO, HALTSHILER: NO, HIPALTSHILER: NO, HIPAAALTSHILER: NO, HIPAA DALTSHILER: NO, HIPAA DOEALTSHILER: NO, HIPAA DOESNALTSHILER: NO, HIPAA DOESN'TNONOTNOT APNOT APPLNOT APPLYNOT APPLY TONOT APPLY TO SNOT APPLY TO SELNOT APPLY TO SELFNOT APPLY TO SELF DINOT APPLY TO SELF DISCNOT APPLY TO SELF DISCLONOT APPLY TO SELF DISCLOSENOT APPLY TO SELF DISCLOSERNOT APPLY TO SELF DISCLOSER ORANANYANY QUANY QUESANY QUESTIANY QUESTIONANY QUESTIONSANY QUESTIONS ORANY QUESTIONS OR AANY QUESTIONS OR ANSANY QUESTIONS OR ANSWEANY QUESTIONS OR ANSWERSANY QUESTIONS OR ANSWERS TANY QUESTIONS OR ANSWERS THAANY QUESTIONS OR ANSWERS THATYOYOUYOU MAYOU MAYYOU MAY PRYOU MAY PROVYOU MAY PROVIDYOU MAY PROVIDE.YOU MAY PROVIDE.

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GOGAMES TO ENTER.

GOVEGAMES TO ENTER.

GOVERNGAMES TO ENTER.

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BUHIGHMARK STADIUM.

BUTHIGHMARK STADIUM.

BUT ONHIGHMARK STADIUM.

BUT ONCEHIGHMARK STADIUM.

BUT ONCE THIGHMARK STADIUM.

BUT ONCE THEVAVACCVACCINVACCINEVACCINE REVACCINE RECEVACCINE RECEIVVACCINE RECEIVESVACCINE RECEIVES FVACCINE RECEIVES FINVACCINE RECEIVES FINALVACCINE RECEIVES FINAL FVACCINE RECEIVES FINAL F-DVACCINE RECEIVES FINAL F-D-AAPAPPRAPPROVAPPROVALSAYS HE BELIEVES WE'LL STARTTO SEE THAT BECOME MORECOMMONYOU'RE DOING IT TO PROTECTPEOPLE.

YOU'RE NOT DOING IT TOHARM ANYONE.

WE ALL HAVEDIFFERENT HEALTH LITERACIES.SOME OF US DON'T UNDERSTANDTHE IMPORTANCE OF THE VACCINE.LEGAL ANALYST FLORINAALTSHILER SAYS THAT WILL BE UPTO THE COURTS TO DECIDEPROVIDED SOMEONE FILES ALAWSUIT.

SOT :14 IT HASN'TBEEN TESTED IN THE COURTS, YETWITH REGARD TO COVIDSPECIFICALLY.

AND SO THEGOVERNMENT CAN FORCE YOU TO DOTHAT UNLESS YOU OPPOSE IT,FIGHT IT, AND HAVE A JUDGESAY, NO YOU CAN'T MAKE THISPERSON DO THAT.ALI - PUBLIC VENUES MAY SOONREQUIRE PROOF OF VACCINE OR ANEGATIVE TEST.

CAN NEW YORKMANDATE ALL ELIGIBLE NEWYORKERS GET VACCINATED?

YES,ONCE THE VACCINE PASSES THEEMERGENCY PHASE AND RECEIVESFINAL F- D-A APPROVALCAN MANDATE EVERYONE WHOQUALIFIES TO GET VACCINATED.THAT DATES BACK TO A SUPREMECOURT RULING IN 1902 DURING ASMALL POX OUTBREAK.

IT REMAINSTO BE SEEN WHETHER GOVERNORCUOMO WILL TAKE EXECUTIVEACTION.STILL AHEAD TONIGHT AT SIX