qjkxbmwvz@startrek.websitetoLGBTQ+@lemmy.blahaj.zone•Anti-trans Missouri A.G. can now access trans people’s medical records
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7 months agoIn his Thursday decision, Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer wrote that Bailey can collect documents under Missouri’s consumer protection statute that aren’t protected under federal mandate, namely the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, better known as HIPAA.
I’m confused. Is it saying, “for records which are not protected by HIPAA, you can have the documents”? Or is it saying, “you can collect these because I’m declaring them not subject to HIPAA”?
If the former…are there any relevant records which aren’t covered by HIPAA? And if so, why in the world aren’t they covered by HIPAA?
And if the latter, this seems (???) like a slam dunk ACLU or similar case?
According to the screenshot, it doesn’t even call her a trans woman, it calls her a man. Presumably because man and woman are the only options on her little TERF world.