Legally, this person was participating in behavior that was not compliant with the guidelines set forth by HIPAA. According to HIPAA, one should dispose of documents with identifiable information in a way that completely destroys the documents, such as by shredding or burning them; the more plausible option for an office setting would be to shred these documents. The staff member was compliant to this extent, however they should have been shredding these documents on a daily basis before they left the office, or kept the documents in a locked drawer until they were ready to shred them. In terms of the “Ethical Standards for Human Service Professionals,” the staff member is also violating Standard 3, which guarantees that the professional will protect the client’s right to privacy and
Legally, this person was participating in behavior that was not compliant with the guidelines set forth by HIPAA. According to HIPAA, one should dispose of documents with identifiable information in a way that completely destroys the documents, such as by shredding or burning them; the more plausible option for an office setting would be to shred these documents. The staff member was compliant to this extent, however they should have been shredding these documents on a daily basis before they left the office, or kept the documents in a locked drawer until they were ready to shred them. In terms of the “Ethical Standards for Human Service Professionals,” the staff member is also violating Standard 3, which guarantees that the professional will protect the client’s right to privacy and