Can my private university make me disclose medical information to them?
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Can my private university make me disclose medical information to them?
I have been having health problems for over a year and every time I go to the doctor, my school wants me to get a doctor’s note (understandable) and have the doctor provide them with my “diagnosis” at the end of each appointment. When I do not provide the extra information they get mad and say “you know you are supposed to provide us with this information.” I can understand them needing allergy and vaccination information and having the doctors notes either excusing me or saying that I can return to school, but can they legally make me provide the other information?
Asked on April 12, 2012 under Malpractice Law, Iowa
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Under the laws of all state sin this country, your private university cannot require you to disclose your personal medical information to its representative such as the treating physician's diagnosis of you. Such would be a violation of your Constitutional Right to Privacy.
However, if you had a serious disease that was contagious to the general population such as tuberculosis, your treating physician to disclose such private information to the Center for Disease Control for the protection of the public.
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