Menorah Park Ctr. for Senior Living v. Rolston (Slip Opinion)

Citations

• 173 N.E.3d 432
• 164 Ohio St. 3d 400
• 2020 Ohio 6658

Syllabus

Torts—Medical providers—Disclosure of patients' confidential health information—Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (\HIPAA\) and HIPAA Privacy Rule—HIPAA does not preclude a claim for breach of physician-patient confidentiality when the limited disclosure of medical information was part of a court filing for the purpose of obtaining past-due payment on an account for medical services—There is an exception to liability when a medical provider makes a reasonable effort to limit the disclosure of the patient's medical information to the minimum amount necessary to file a successful complaint for the recovery of unpaid charges for medical services—Court of appeals' judgment reversed and cause remanded to trial court.