((((((( The Trommetter Times Update: Does HIPAA Affect Churches? )))))))
February 17, 2004
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Based on my understanding of HIPAA, I don't think churches have
to alter their prayer habits to avoid running afoul of the law.
The 1st Amendment protects churches from the government.
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<a class="BlogTitle"
href="http://greenvilleonline.com/news/2004/02/15/2004021524900.htm";
title="GreenvilleOnline.com - New privacy law has some churches editing
their prayers for sick">New privacy law has some churches editing their
prayers for sick</a>
<p><a
href="http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/cat_healthcare.php";><img
title="[Topic: HealthCare]" style="border: 0px solid ; width: 84px;
height: 98px;" align="right" alt="[Topic: HealthCare]"
src="http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/caduceus.gif";></a>"<cite>Si
xty-five
pairs of hands joined in prayer Wednesday night at St. Mark United
Methodist Church, a circle of faith beaming up prayers for the sick.
... "We pray, eternal God, right now for Precious Gamble." In times
past, the prayer might have been a little more specific — "for
Precious Gamble, who is still in the hospital after a stem cell
transplant for sickle cell disease," perhaps. </cite>"</p>
<p>Based on my understanding of HIPAA, I don't think churches
are covered by the law. Doctors, nurses, pharmacists, hospital workers
are all covered but I don't see any way the church can violate HIPAA.
Remember, the 1st Amendment protects churches from the goverment.</p>
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