Tell him to come back with a warrant
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Jarlsburg@lemmy.world 9 months agoI worked at a pharmacies listed and the only time it actually happened was when a patient tried to sell their Vicodin to an undercover cop outside the store. The cop came in and asked for the information about the prescription and we gave it to him.
HootinNHollerin@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 months ago
Freely admits on the internet to violating someone’s right to due process. But they were a druggie, so no biggie right?
Jarlsburg@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Yeah, I didn’t say any of that but ok. HIPAA actually requires you do give law enforcement information in a variety of situations, including specifically the situation I mentioned:
HHS - When does the Privacy Rule allow covered entities to disclose information to law enforcement
mx_smith@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Is that without a warrant? It wouldn’t be hard to impersonate a cop or even a cop with a grudge against someone to come find out what medications they are taking to dig further into someone’s lives and ruin said life.
Jarlsburg@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Yes, without a warrant. It’s in the Privacy Notice in any retail pharmacy.
Impersonating a cop is a pretty big step that’s illegal in its own right but we did have moms trying to see if their adult daughter was on birth control, but that’s pretty easy to stop. Just lock their profile and ask the patient to make up a passcode or only deal with them in person.