Posted by used2b on April 14, 2005, at 0:51:18
In reply to HIPAA does not apply to this forum, posted by gardenergirl on April 14, 2005, at 0:21:33
> used2be wrote, speaking hypothetically of course:
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> [Homeland Security or any domestic law enforcement agency can get a warrant and everyone here could potentially be exposed if data gathered by the warrant became part of a court record. Should that happen to me, that my identity became exposed because of his management of the site, I would definately pursue a HIPAA complaint.]
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> HIPAA is about protected HEALTH information. As a public internet forum, HIPAA rules do NOT apply to posts on Babble in any way shape or form. There is no personal protected health information on this forum.
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> Just to clarify.
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> gg
You stated above that you are not an aribiter of civility in the context of this forum, so I am certain you undertand you are not an adjudicator of matters of law, nor to my knowledge, a practicing counselor of law.Since the list of covered entitities begins with the word "including" could you, acting only as a layperson, cite the case precedents you have reviewed which inform your opinion that this forum is neither among the listed entities nor among those not listed but suggested as beyond the term "including"?
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