You may be right. In my job, I have to ask a lot of people a lot of questions. You’d be surprised at how many people out there try to tell me that they would be violating HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) if they answer my questions. Everyone is a HIPAA expert these days. According to them, EVERYTHING and ANYTHING is covered under HIPAA. Since this does involve prescription drugs, it would seem to me that this is a violation of the HIPAA laws.
My oldest child had to have X-rays and an MRI for a suspected serious knee injury. The orthopedist and imaging center restricted records on the basis of “privacy”.
I said there should be no privacy, since I pay the bills and I am her parent, and she’s not even 13.
I had to drive to the imaging center and as her parent sign forms to release the radiologist report to myself.
It would be interesting to know if HIPAA does cover something like this.
HIPAA was crafted to clamp down on medical providers. I’m not sure it covers the private sector. It may. I’m just not sure.