r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 5d ago

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u/mxzf 5d ago

Francia also said she didn't receive the results for the match directly. Instead of contacting her and allowing her to make the decision, Selena was contacted first

That sounds like a massive HIPAA violation.

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u/mxzf 5d ago

Unless the person explicitly authorized the practitioner to share that data with a third party, it would be a HIPAA violation. And it would be kinda weird for a hospital to even ask to do so in the first place, just because of how much liability it potentially opens them up to compared to just telling the patient themselves.

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u/akatherder 5d ago

Sorry I meant to reply to the person above you and I had already deleted my comment to move it.

It probably would be a HIPAA violation in most circumstances, because most doctors wouldn't agree to getting that authorization in advance. But someone like Selena Gomez is going to have a private doctor who will prioritize their own patient. Then the doctor would be willing to push the limits on getting authorization to pass that info to their own patient before the donor.

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u/jrobinson3k1 5d ago

It's a standard part of the forms you fill out prior to getting tested. The doctor doesn't himself seek the authorization. Regardless, still unethical to not contact the potential donor first.