Posted on 01/25/2022 5:45:44 PM PST by lightman
A newly proposed South Carolina law would make it illegal for certain institutions to ask a person for their COVID-19 vaccination status.
“The government has no place in making you or telling you to take the vaccination or threatening your livelihood if you don’t,” said state Rep. William Chumley, a co-sponsor of the bill, known as H.4848.
A representative of a public, private, or nonprofit entity who asks about a person’s COVID-19 vaccination status should be fined more than $14,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both, according to the text of the bill.
“South Carolina didn’t want to get in this fight,” Chumley told local media outlets. “It was brought to us by the federal government.”
The bill is currently being discussed in a state House committee.
Lawmakers who sponsored the bill said they support the measure because it can serve as a bulwark against government coercion.
“It’s about protecting people from being forced or coerced into getting a vaccine for purposes of employment, admission to schools, or government services,” state Rep. Wayne Long, a Republican, told Channel 2 News.
“I get calls from people literally every week begging the legislature to take some kind of action to protect people’s rights, to protect their privacy, and to keep them from being forced or coerced into getting a vaccine that they frankly don’t want to get,” Long added. “And even for people who have gotten the vaccine, I’ve spoken with many of them, it’s really a privacy issue.”
South Carolina labor law attorney Jeremy Summerlin told local media that he believes the bill would be very difficult to implement.
“You put employers in an impossible position,” Summerlin remarked. “You’ve got a (proposed) state law now that says that if you ask about that, and try to comply with federal law, then you are going to jail,” he added.
“What if you ask your coworker about their vaccination status, and you are just having a conversation?” he said. “What if you are a nurse, and you ask a fellow nurse about it? Do you want the local law enforcement to go in and arrest them because of this law?”
The proposed law comes two weeks after the Supreme Court, in a 6–3 majority opinion, blocked an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) emergency temporary standard that required employees at companies with 100 or more workers to either get the vaccine or submit to weekly testing. And on Tuesday, OSHA published an announcement saying it would formally withdraw the rule Wednesday.
Great proposal—medical privacy is critical if humans are to be free from the sociopaths who want to control them.
Under HIPAA, isn’t it illegal already?
“I won’t discuss my medical record with you.”
Period.
HIPPA only applies to health care providers.
If anyone asks your vaccination status other than your health care provider, call the police because they have violated HIPAA.
Where’s Kristi Noem on a similar bill in South Dakota? Or maybe the NCAA does approve of it?
One would think this would be obvious. In another time, it would be.
>>Once again South Carolina takes the point in countering Northern Aggression.<<
Brilliantly put.
Although I like the sentiment, it would be more effective and would produce profoundly successful results, would be to Grant any person asked by a business about a vaccine, an ENTITLEMENT in Civil Small Claims Court, the Maximum Allowable monetary award from the offender, Personally, all judgements shall be PAID Forthwith, or the defendant is remanded into custody until the judgement is satisfied in full.
(((((GONG!))))
See my post just above yours.
There are other grounds for challenge (public accomodation, 14th A, AD), but HIPPA isn’t one of them.
Who would have guessed: Don’t ask, don’t tell is back.
“Am I vaxxed?” Ask them if they (or husband/boyfriend) take Viagra. Of course they won’t want to answer such a personal question. Then why the **** should I tell you about my medical situation?
That is the monquote. Concise, accurate, and on point with the underlying issues.
No. Hippa only applies if HC providers release your information to unauthorized parties. Insurers, other providers in the network all have access once you sign the hippa rights paperwork.
In fact government agencies, DEA, LEOs have access to your controlled substances medical records because of third party doctrine. At this point if you’ve agreed allow insurers and providers access to your records, these government agencies can get prescription information. In effect, once you’ve given up information to a 3rd party many police state agencies like DEA, FBI think they can get it w/o a warrant or your knowledge/consent.
It’s a pretty sick concept. US v Carpenter case may provide some inroads into third party doctrine.
A business can ask for your medical information and you don’t have to give it to them. At that point they could deny service but it’s not clear if that would be considered illegal discrimination.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-party_doctrine
Good deal. I agree. This has become psychotic.
+1
Even better, ask them:
"what's your penis pump status?"
If you choose to release your own medical information, what part of HIPAA makes that illegal?
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