topic Vaccination records - HIPAA compliance required? in Governance, Risk, Compliance

Vaccination records - HIPAA compliance required?

Rick22 — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 16:48:36 GMT

If we are storing a copy of vaccination records for our employees, do we need to be HIPAA compliant?

Can't find anything about storing the cards, just that it is okay to ask to "see" them.

Thanks!

tmekelburg1 — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 17:13:53 GMT

Excellent question and the answer is no, you do not need to be HIPAA compliant to store those records.

"The Privacy Rule does not protect your employment records, even if the information in those records is health-related"

Rick22 — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 17:17:20 GMT

Thank you!