Maggie works in a hospital and came into contact with some chemicals that
were not properly stored. she has fallen ill from coming in contact with these
chemicals and wants to file a workers compensation claim. her supervisor
talks to the doctor who examined maggie so that he can get a note to file with
the claim. under hipaa, is maggie's supervisor allowed to ask for this
information?
a. yes, because the note is for a workers compensation claim,
maggie's supervisor can ask the doctor for a note.
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b. yes, because the supervisor knows the doctor, he can ask the
doctor for a note about maggie.
c. no, maggie's supervisor can only ask maggie to ask her doctor for
a note.
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d. no, maggie's supervisor is legally not allowed to have any
conversations with maggie's doctor.