School Dept Lost Private Information

[BelleBoyd]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? TN

My daughters school informed me that they do not have a copy of
her birth certificate, social security card and her immunization sheet.

Apparently when she transfered from elementary school to middle school
this year, they were not in her records.

Im currently speaking with both principals of both schools about this.
Middle school claims they were never sent with the records. Elementary school claims they were all there.
Middle school seems pretty adament they were not in there and even had me
look through my daughters file. And they were not in there.
The elementary school has screwed up forms before on me so I figure it is on their end.
Either way, the school dept has lost private information and Im pretty ticked!!

What resources do I have?

 

[Banned_Princess]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? TN

My daughters school informed me that they do not have a copy of
her birth certificate, social security card and her immunization sheet.

Apparently when she transfered from elementary school to middle school
this year, they were not in her records.

Im currently speaking with both principals of both schools about this.
Middle school claims they were never sent with the records. Elementary school claims they were all there.
Middle school seems pretty adament they were not in there and even had me
look through my daughters file. And they were not in there.
The elementary school has screwed up forms before on me so I figure it is on their end.
Either way, the school dept has lost private information and Im pretty ticked!!

What resources do I have?

Send copies to the school for their records.

sometimes paperwork gets lost.

 

[FlyingRon]

Resources for what?

If you don't have a copy of the immunization record, call her pediatrician.
If you don't have the Social Security Card go here http://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/
If you don't have the birth certificate, go to the vital records department where she was born.

If you're just upset that they have misplaced the copies THE SCHOOL keeps.
Get over it. There's no action that you you can (or even apparently needs) to be taken.

 

[BelleBoyd]

Get over it?? Seriously??
I have all of those records. The point being is they lost private information.
Ever hear of HIPA laws??

 

[Silverplum]

Get over it?? Seriously??
I have all of those records. The point being is they lost private information.

Yup, seems like they did.

Ever hear of HIPA laws??

Nope.

I've heard of the HIPAA law.

(It's not wise to throw stones you can't even properly identify. )

 

[tranquility]

Get over it?? Seriously??
I have all of those records. The point being is they lost private information.
Ever hear of HIPA laws??

1. Hire an attorney.
2. Pay him thousands of dollars.
3. ??????
4. Profit?

is your other choice. (With the question mark after profit for a reason.)

 

[Humusluvr]

Get over it?? Seriously??
I have all of those records. The point being is they lost private information.
Ever hear of HIPA laws??

HIPPA has nothing to do with this.

I can understand you being ticked. But you don't know if this is an accident, and I'm pretty sure it's not criminal. If you are worried about identity theft, check into one of these services.

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and then ultimately, you'll have to get over it. But protect your child's credit, just in case.

 

[CSO286]

Get over it?? Seriously??
I have all of those records. The point being is they lost private information.
Ever hear of HIPA laws??

Yes. Get over it and get new copies for the school.

And invoking HIPAA?

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act......

Governs:

The HIPAA Privacy Rule provides federal protections for personal health information held by covered entities and gives patients an array of rights with respect to that information. At the same time, the Privacy Rule is balanced so that it permits the disclosure of personal health information needed for patient care and other important purposes.

The Security Rule specifies a series of administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for covered entities to use to assure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information.

Not the private data you seem to think it protects.

 

[Proserpina]

Get over it?? Seriously??
I have all of those records. The point being is they lost private information.
Ever hear of HIPA laws??

In other words, the school is not bound by HIPAA.



So yes - you need to get over it and move on.

 

[cbg]

Ever hear of HIPA laws??

Yes, I have heard of HIPAA laws. What's more, I know what they mean and what they cover. Something that apparently you don't, if you think they apply here.

And it's HIPAA, not HIPA.

 

[swalsh411]

What possibily recourse do you think you would have against the school for losing paperwork? Unless your child's identity has been stolen and you can prove it was because the school lost this paperwork then you have no recourse. You have not won the lawsuit lottery.

 

[HomeGuru]

Get over it?? Seriously??
I have all of those records. The point being is they lost private information.
Ever hear of HIPA laws??

**A: oh brother, not another one. I don't think you know HIPA. You should reference HIPPO law.

 

[swalsh411]

There is such a thing as HIPPA and it clearly applies here.

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[FlyingRon]

Yup, seems like they did.


Nope.

I've heard of the HIPAA law.

(It's not wise to throw stones you can't even properly identify. )

Yep, and the school is not a covered entity under HIPAA.
You may wish to look at FERPA.

However, lost doesn't mean disclosed, so you're getting worked up over very little.