Co-authored by Nancy E. Halpern, DVM, Esq. and Elizabeth G. Litten. Also posted on Animal Law Update.
As reported in expressnews.com:
Joseph Larsen, a Houston-based open records
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HIPAA-Type Protections Are Not Just For Humans – When It Comes To Medical Records, Animals Have Privacy Rights, Too (Part 1)
Co-authored by Nancy Halpern, DVM, Esq.; also posted on Animal Law Update
HIPAA does not protect animals’ health information – it applies to the protected health information (or PHI)…
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