HIPPA Act

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jamestown0509
There are many interpretations of the HIPPA laws. I do know that we are required in fire departments to have every firefighter sign an oath of secrecy with respect to patient confidentiality when we are at a medical emergency. This is specifically stated in a letter from the NYS Dept. of Health quoting the Federal HIPPA Laws. I really think you need to be very cautious about revealing anything regarding inmates as a CO, you certainly do not want to be hauled into Federal court trying to explain why you were talking about an inmate who has AIDS, VD, etc... view full thread

Ethics and Heroes

Terry Campbell

Ethics and Heroes are our next corrections.com topic. The American Corrections Association has a code of ethics, along with our respective agencies’ ethic statements. Merriam-Webster provides the follow generic definition: ‘rules of behavior based on ideas about what is morally good and bad. ethics: an area of study that deals with ideas about what is good and bad behavior :a branch of philosophy dealing with what is morally right or wrong. :a belief that something is very important.’ (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethic) Our respective agencies designed their ethic statements from something similar... read full story

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