Text of HHS OCR FAQs: HIPAA, COVID-19 Vaccination, and the Workplace

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Text of HHS OCR FAQs: HIPAA, COVID-19 Vaccination, and the Workplace
Office of Civil Rights [OCR], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS]

[Official Guidance]
Oct. 1, 2021

Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule prohibit businesses or individuals from asking whether their customers or clients have received a COVID-19 vaccine? No....
Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule prevent customers or clients of a business from disclosing whether they have received a COVID-19 vaccine? No....
Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule prohibit an employer from requiring a workforce member to disclose whether they have received a COVID-19 vaccine to the employer, clients, or other parties? No....
Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule prohibit a covered entity or business associate from requiring its workforce members to disclose to their employers or other parties whether the workforce members have received a COVID-19 vaccine? No....
Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule prohibit a doctor's office from disclosing an individual's protected health information (PHI), including whether they have received a COVID-19 vaccine, to the individual's employer or other parties? Generally, yes.

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