[Med-privacy] Limbaugh Attorney Opposes Seizure of Rush's Medical Records
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Limbaugh Attorney Comments on Seizure of Medical Records
PRN Newswire (see below): Rush Limbaugh's attorney, Roy Black, states that
Mr. Limbaugh's medical records were seized by the Palm Beach State Attorneys
Office. Mr. Roy Black states that Rush "is being subjected to an invasion of
privacy no citizen of this republic should endure."
Mr. Black must not realize that the HIPAA Privacy Rule allows law enforcement
to seize ANY citizen's medical records (even retroactively) without a court
order. This is a very serious defect that can only be corrected by Congress.
Tell your Representative to the US Congress and your US Senators that law
enforcement should have to get a warrant from a judge before searching your medical
records.
Deborah C. Peel, MD
Press ReleaseSource: Rush Limbaugh
Limbaugh Attorney Comments on Seizure of Medical Records
Thursday December 4, 12:48 pm ET
MIAMI, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Roy Black, attorney for Rush Limbaugh, released
the following statement today:
"We have been informed that this afternoon the Palm Beach State Attorneys
Office will announce that it has seized the medical records of four doctors who
treated Rush Limbaugh for serious medical conditions and the pain resulting
from them. In fact, what these records show is that Mr. Limbaugh suffered extreme
pain and had legitimate reasons for taking pain medication.
"Unfortunately, because of Mr. Limbaugh's prominence and well-known political
opinions, he is being subjected to an invasion of privacy no citizen of this
republic should endure. Let us make our position clear: Rush Limbaugh is not
part of a drug ring. He was never a target of a drug investigation. He became
addicted to a prescription drug during legitimate medical treatment. He has
publicly admitted this problem and has successfully sought treatment, which
continues today.
"We won't speculate on why the State Attorney's Office is handling Mr.
Limbaugh's case the way it is. But what should be a responsible investigation is
looking more and more like a fishing expedition."
Source: Rush Limbaugh
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<P>PRN Newswire <FONT color=3D#000000>(see below)</FONT>: Rush Limbaugh's at=
torney, Roy Black, states that Mr. Limbaugh's medical records were seiz=
ed by the Palm Beach State Attorneys Office. Mr. Roy Black states that Rush=20=
"is being subjected to an invasion of privacy no citizen of this republic sh=
ould endure." </P>
<P>Mr. Black must not realize that the HIPAA Privacy Rule <EM><U>allows=
</U></EM> law enforcement to seize ANY citizen's medical records (<EM>even r=
etroactively</EM>) without a court order. This is a very serious&n=
bsp;defect that can only be corrected by Congress. Tell your Repre=
sentative to the US Congress and your US Senators that law enforcement shoul=
d have to get a warrant from a judge before searching your medical reco=
rds.</P>
<P>Deborah C. Peel, MD</P>
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<DIV class=3Dar><FONT color=3D#000000>MIAMI, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Roy Blac=
k, attorney for Rush Limbaugh, released the following statement today: </FON=
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<P><FONT color=3D#000000>"We have been informed that this afternoon the Palm=
Beach State Attorneys Office will announce that it has seized the medical r=
ecords of four doctors who treated Rush Limbaugh for serious medical conditi=
ons and the pain resulting from them. In fact, what these records show is th=
at Mr. Limbaugh suffered extreme pain and had legitimate reasons for taking=20=
pain medication. </FONT>
<P><!-- SpaceID=3D7811758 loc=3DLREC noad --><FONT color=3D#000000>"Unfortun=
ately, because of Mr. Limbaugh's prominence and well-known political opinion=
s, he is being subjected to an invasion of privacy no citizen of this republ=
ic should endure. Let us make our position clear: Rush Limbaugh is not part=20=
of a drug ring. He was never a target of a drug investigation. He became add=
icted to a prescription drug during legitimate medical treatment. He has pub=
licly admitted this problem and has successfully sought treatment, which con=
tinues today. </FONT>
<P><FONT color=3D#000000>"We won't speculate on why the State Attorney's Off=
ice is handling Mr. Limbaugh's case the way it is. But what should be a resp=
onsible investigation is looking more and more like a fishing expedition." <=
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