Steve and all, Working as a nurse, I understand and follow HIPAA. I agree with Steve, we would need consent from the protected person (or their POA) to transmit information. I also agree that encryption over the ARS is illegal. It OBSCURES and HIDES the meaning of their messages on purpose so that only the intended people can understand it. If it's that important, pick up a cell phone and give them a call.
I would view the encryption as QRM, as it would be a generation of interference, preventing the proper usage of the frequency/band by the rest of the Amateur Radio community. Matt / N3WNX Steve Gehring wrote: <Trimmed to relevancy of my reply> > My take on HIPAA, encryption usage, and Amateur Radio: > > *HIPAA regulated information cannot be transfered by Amateur Radio's > techniques unless a release to do so is provided by the protected > information's owner. All encryption methods expressly designed to > obscure, hide, or ensure that information is accessible only to those > authorized to have access, are ILLEGAL via Amateur Radio transmissions.* > > >
