middle schools giving kids hippa act against there parents

In this round, I would like to integrate Pro’s arguments while simultaneously addressing statement offered by Con. Response to Con’s statement: “…all your talking about is nothing but what your taking from a book your reading.” First, footnoted and extensively addressed in round one, Pro supports HIPAA [meaning the legislation passed and its legitimate implementation for the Department of Health & Human Services]. Yes, it is true last round I add supplementary text to contextualize what the law is, how it works, and the deference granted to DHHS under its legal mandate. However, in the first round I used provided portions of the law as it is written and understood. The HIPAA privacy section is straightforward, especially and the privacy rule is a very short. While I’ve shied away from quoting the sections of the bill, but to prevent further confusion it seems incumbent to do so. First, Pro would like to iterate HPAA is as the unbridged title to the law explains is: “An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery, to promote the use of medical savings accounts, to improve access to long-term care services and coverage, to simplify the administration of health insurance, and for other purposes.”[1] Second, while the law itself is a dense document, the sections related to schools are incredibly brief and the Privacy Rule is very simple to understand, especially minors. By opening the PDF text provided in the footnote, search (by using FIND on Chrome, search Sec 1171) it explains schools are including as “cover entities” and the privacy rule [below I provide the “Code of Federal Regulations applying to the Privacy Rule”][2]. As the statute makes clear, parents are not able to access information only if school administrators. It clearly states that Private Health Information (PHI) is not disclosed to minors in the following circumstances, when a school administrator suspects neglect, abuse, or other violations perpetuated by parents. Finally, to be clear, the Pro and Con are debating a policy based issue about the whether HIPAA provides an unreasonable confidentially to schools and minors under the Privacy Rule. Pro’s position is HIPAA is a narrowly tailored law, especially the federal regulatory codes dealing with minors. Schools must disclose all information to parents of minors unless extraordinary circumstances related to sexual abuse or physical abuse is suspected by the school. And as Con as mentioned this debate is focusing on minors, meaning individuals under the age of 18. Response to Con’s quote: “…your speaking more of a situation you know nothing about being the fact that you speak more for teachers rather than posing the truth as a parent and not that of a relative of a teacher or school staff.” To be clear this is a policy debate. Personal interactions, subjective reactions, and unverified claims about the school your child attends is not a debate because there is no way to verify, substantiate, or make a reasonable counterargument for any claims unless Con can provide evidence, facts accessible that are accessible, or known controversies adjudicated by courts or relevant legal arbitrators. Finally, I believe that I have made a significant effort to glean the facts about the law and the privacy statute, as to whether the school your child attends is violating the relevant sections cited, that is not a debate but unverified personal conjecture, which is not evidence. “…who in the mental confusion would allow their child to be brain washed by the ones we pay to teach?” Pro would like a clarification: What is meant by “brain washed” [sic]? Can you provide an example of what you mean, the more precise and specific the better. It is unclear how this factors into a policy debate about a legal statute. Finally, if there are violations a parent can simply contact the Department of Health and Human Services, which has the ability to resolve any legal aberrations or violations of the law. I hope this round has made clear HIPAA is a law. I have footnoted the relevant sections of the law and the regulatory codes followed under federal law. If I have somehow provided inadequate evidence, failed to satisfy the warrants posed by Con, or been unclear please state those concerns in the next round so that I can address it better. [1] Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 Public Law 104-191 104th Congress published by U.S. Printing Office. Full PDF text can be found here: http://www.gpo.gov... [2] http://www.gpo.gov... [This is the federal codes that include codes related to the Privacy Rule