What Health Information Can Employers Require From Their Workers?

CBS Minnesota

June 25, 2021

As more workers head back to the office, some will have to share medical information with their employers.

Is that a HIPAA violation? What health information can employers require from their workers? Good Question.

HIPAA, which stands for the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act, was passed in 1996. It was a federal law which created national standards for the protection of private patient health information being disclosed without the patient’s knowledge, including health care plans, health care clearing houses, as well as health care providers.

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