Protected Health Information: Deciphering What is Protected under the Alphabet of Civil Rights and Medical Information Laws

Join the Great Lakes and Southwest ADA Centers for a legal update and discussion on what laws protect health-related protected information and medical records. Diego Demaya, J.D., and Vinh Nguyen, J.D., with the Southwest ADA Center will review how the ADA, HIPAA, ACA, and other laws may or may not protect the disclosure of health information in situations ranging from employee reasonable accommodation requests, to certification letters for education-related accommodations, to protection of histories of substance abuse disorders. The handling and release of patient health information will also be discussed. We will review existing and new court opinions as well as crucial settlement agreements and conciliations establishing the law of protected health information. Diego and Vinh will sift through misinformation and address questions pertaining to the expectation of confidentiality and privacy of medical information.