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It is not illegal for your employer to ask who your doctor is. It is illegal for your doctor to give out your information without your consent. Many places of employement require a letter of recent phyical as a requirement of employment. The doctor's signature would be on the form.
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∙ 18y ago
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∙ 13y agoHIPAA prohibits the employer from contacting the employee's doctor. It ALLOWS the employer to compel the employee to provide med reports from the doctor, on pain of discharge. It allows the employer to hire a doctor to inquire of the employee's doctor.
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∙ 16y agodoctor/patient confidentiallity does NOT permit a doctor from revealing your medical records to anyone but you
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∙ 16y agoNO just say it is personal
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