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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 11:10 AM Original message |
Is a person required to let the CDC know if you have a horrible contagious disease? |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
1. your doctor does n/t |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
2. I think doctors tell them. |
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verse18 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
3. Medical staff are mandated to report to the local health department. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
4. As stated above, the doctor who makes the diagnosis is required to notify the CDC. nt |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
5. The medical staff is required to. |
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azurnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
6. No you don't |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
7. People act shocked - SHOCKED - that contagious disease info is passed on. |
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Sadie5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 11:30 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Hearings on MSNBC now |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 11:32 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Uh, really. Is Levin's plane equipped for doing that safely? |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 12:40 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. My understanding is that the man with TB was told not to fly home |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Furthermore, TB Andy could EASILY have worn a surgical mask |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 01:23 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Exactly. This whole story stinks to high heaven. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Thank you. Definitely needs repeating frequently! |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
8. Some diseases are reportable |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 11:31 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Is that regardless of what you put in your HIPPA contract with them? |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 11:36 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. AFAIK, HIPPA simply wasn't written to damage the general public health |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 12:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. see my response #13... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 12:48 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. HIPPA can't stop proper reporting of reportable diseases. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 12:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. It's HIPAA, and this type of issue isn't addressed by HIPAA. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 01:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. Yep. Public health laws |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
13. Each state has laws requiring certain diseases & conditions |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
15. IIRC, TB is a "reportable disease". That means, if it is suspected or |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
23. I think Mr Speaker isn't and never was a danger to anyone else. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
24. Anecdotal: I contracted some form of typhus after eating |
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