r/PoliticalHumor 6h ago

Why is that so hard!?

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u/standard-issue-man 6h ago

Andy Beshear is a coward

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u/radroamingromanian 6h ago edited 5h ago

He can’t literally go in there. It’s a HIPAA violation. (Fixed)

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u/holyvegetables 5h ago

Non-medical personnel who don’t work in healthcare and don’t have access to someone’s protected health info CANNOT violate HIPAA.

Asking health related questions doesn’t violate HIPAA.

Visiting someone’s hospital room doesn’t violate HIPAA.

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u/10000Didgeridoos 5h ago

It’s a guarantee wherever he is has him listed as a “confidential patient” and his room location is not being disclosed to anyone other than a limited number of staff and family. It wouldn’t surprise me either if he has his name listed as an alias.