Could you provide some citations. I am going by a lot of published material such as these:
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Coaches, schools unsure about HIPAA rules when athletes are injured.
"HIPAA, the reason most cited by coaches for keeping mum, dictates how much information a doctor can tell a third party about a patient's illnesses.
It extends to sports because of the medical relationship between certified athletic trainers and athletes. However, HIPAA doesn't extend to coaches, said Dave Emmert, a lawyer with the Indiana School Board Association, and any administrator who directs a coach otherwise is misreading the law."
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A Private Matter: HIPPA and your athletic program | Training & Conditioning
"The HIPAA Privacy Rule only applies to “covered entities,” which the act defines as health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and healthcare providers who transmit information electronically. And even for those entities, the Privacy Rule only governs “covered transactions” involved in the billing process, including requests for payment, certification of referrals, benefits coordination, claims for authorization, eligibility determination, and inquiries into health plan coverage."
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Top 5 Common HIPAA “Myths” That Arise in Higher Education | Lexology
"HIPAA applies to protected health information received or generated by covered entities in the course of operating a health plan, a health care clearing house, or in the provision of health care services. It does not apply generally to any medical information that may be learned about or observed by employees of a college or university"
Also a number of sports journalists have stated that HIPAA is improperly being used as an excuse for coaches to not divulge injury info. I'd appreciate links that would counter those statements.
Also, back to my original point that there is nothing in HIPAA that prohibits a coach from relating information that he gained by personal observation or directly from the student-athlete. Are there links that say that is not correct?
