[Med-privacy] Re: [Politech] Texas atty general sides with open government over privacy [priv]

[Jeff Williams]

Jim and all,


Jim Warren wrote:

> At 8:19 PM -0800 3/1/04, Jeff Williams wrote:
> >Jim and all,
> >
> >   Thank you for pointing out the nuance.  However in accordance
> >with the Texas Atty. Gen. he also in the article you referenced
> >  http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/state/7950211.htm
> >supports completely open Medical records. See:
> >http://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinions/or50abbott/ord-681.htm
> >and http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/go/go0055200toc.html.
> >Hence the subject line in your post remains misleading if not
> >inaccurate none the less!
> >
> >   After contacting Atty. Gen.'s Abbots office he also conferred to
> >me he in no way supports completely open Medical Records...
>
> Once again, (1) Declan's subject-line was not my subject-line, and
> (2) I never suggested nor implied the the Tex-AG supported
> "completely open medical records".  MY *only* statement was that he
> had rejected the federal medical-privacy law known as HIPPA.

  Yet again that also in not accurate entirely.  Yes he does support
HIPPA, as does Texas State Statute presently.  If you read my
references closely and in their entirely you would have garnered that.
He does however favor and/or support some modifications of
 HIPPA.  However that in no way supports your subject line as
it is stated...  Hence again, your subject line is at least misleading,
if not inaccurate.

>
>
> --jim
>
> >  > >>  -------- Original Message --------
> >>  >>  Subject: Texas Atty Genl "rejects" strong federal medical-privacy law
> >>  >>  Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 16:03:47 -0800
> >>  >>  From: Jim Warren <jwarren@well.com>
> >>  >>  To: Dave Farber:;, Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
> >>  >>  References: <40424C37.2D1643AF@comcast.net>
> >>  >>
> >>  >>  An interesting clash between (1) open-government vs.
> >>  >>  personal-privacy, and (2) state's rights vs. federal authority.  --jim
> >>  >>
> >>  >>  At 12:34 PM -0800 2/29/04, pmarshall <pwm@comcast.net> posted to
> >>  >>  med-privacy@venice.essential.org:
> >>  >>
> >>  >>  >TEXAS AG SAYS NO TO HIPAA: Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott ruled
> >>  >>  >Friday that the state's public information law takes
> >>  >  > >precedence over a far-reaching federal medical privacy law, a legal
> >  > >  > ...

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