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Is health information in an employees human resources file covered under HIPAA?

April 26, 2017Covered employee file health information hipaa human resources

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Is health information in an employees human resources file covered under HIPAA?

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No. Information contained in personnel files are maintained under state law. For example, if the employee has had drug tests done at the request of the employer, these are not considered health records; they are considered part of the personnel file and are not covered under HIPAA.