What is the name of your state? Illinois
My wife and I have been seperated for about 6 weeks, married for 13 years, 1 child (13 yrs old). All temporary request have been filed with the court, no hearings yet.
I have recently found out that she is being investigated for "theft of patient medical records". She works for a very large HMO, and instead of doing the work, she would sneak it out of the building and "dispose" of it. Well, she got caught with a stack of records that measure almost 2 feet tall! Obviously she will get fired for this, and I looked up the penalty for violating the HIPPA law and it reads...
"Civil and Criminal Penalties. Congress provided civil and criminal penalties for covered entities that misuse personal health information. For civil violations of the standards, OCR may impose monetary penalties up to $100 per violation, up to $25,000 per year, for each requirement or prohibition violated. Criminal penalties apply for certain actions such as knowingly obtaining protected health information in violation of the law. Criminal penalties can range up to $50,000 and one year in prison for certain offenses; up to $100,000 and up to five years in prison if the offenses are committed under "false pretenses"; and up to $250,000 and up to 10 years in prison if the offenses are committed with the intent to sell, transfer or use protected health information for commercial advantage, personal gain or malicious harm."
She currently (until she gets fired) makes more money than I do, so I would have been getting maintenence from her. Now that she wont have any income, will I have to end up paying maintenence to her??
My wife and I have been seperated for about 6 weeks, married for 13 years, 1 child (13 yrs old). All temporary request have been filed with the court, no hearings yet.
I have recently found out that she is being investigated for "theft of patient medical records". She works for a very large HMO, and instead of doing the work, she would sneak it out of the building and "dispose" of it. Well, she got caught with a stack of records that measure almost 2 feet tall! Obviously she will get fired for this, and I looked up the penalty for violating the HIPPA law and it reads...
"Civil and Criminal Penalties. Congress provided civil and criminal penalties for covered entities that misuse personal health information. For civil violations of the standards, OCR may impose monetary penalties up to $100 per violation, up to $25,000 per year, for each requirement or prohibition violated. Criminal penalties apply for certain actions such as knowingly obtaining protected health information in violation of the law. Criminal penalties can range up to $50,000 and one year in prison for certain offenses; up to $100,000 and up to five years in prison if the offenses are committed under "false pretenses"; and up to $250,000 and up to 10 years in prison if the offenses are committed with the intent to sell, transfer or use protected health information for commercial advantage, personal gain or malicious harm."
She currently (until she gets fired) makes more money than I do, so I would have been getting maintenence from her. Now that she wont have any income, will I have to end up paying maintenence to her??
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