Company Hipaa Violation
company hipaa violation
I was required to take a pre-employment drug test. They said it was the “Big 5″ test, but they lied!?
I was told by the drug screening company that they tested for the “Big 5″ (marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, opiates (heroin, opium, codeine, morphine) and Phencyclidine (PCP).) I consented to the test. I received a call from them yesterday asking me if I took paxil, xanax, vicodin, trazodone, and a prescription anti-inflamatory. I was shocked and mad that they did beyond a big 5 and even beyond a narcotic screen! Now they want me to fax them proof from my doctor of what I take and WHY I take it. This is for a call center job for a wireless company. I feel this is a violation of my rights (HIPAA) and they have no right to now recind the job offer because I take prescription medication. Especially because the vicodin and xanax were taken recently for major oral surgery. Do I legally have to provide them with this info to get the job? And can they legally lie about the test they are doing on me?
they can test for any drugs they want! they didnt violate any of your rights. and honestly you didnt say anything about them actually testing you on the other drugs. you simply said they called you and asked you if you took any of those drugs. besides, just send them the script! its not a violation of hippa at all because they are requesting your information, they havent physically gone to your dr and looked at your file (which WOULD be a violation of hippa) if they ASK you for your scripts and the reasons why you take them and you give it willingly its NOT a violation! if you dont consent and give them your prescriptions and why you take them. you wont have a job. sorry! but there is nothing illegal going on here.
HIPAA Medical Transcription Services
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HIPAA violation costs CVS $2.25 million.(PRIVACY)(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996)(CVS Caremark Corp.): An article from: Information Management Journal $9.95 This digital document is an article from Information Management Journal, published by Association of Records Managers & Administrators (ARMA) on May 1, 2009. The length of the article is 460 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Citation Detail… |
