# Is This A HIPPA Violation? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 14, 2005, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-hippa-violation/335642 "2005-12-14T21:26:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2005, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-hippa-violation/335642/6 "2005-12-14T22:10:12Z")
I called a hospital, who directed me to the [hhs.gov](http://hhs.gov) website wherein they have info on HIPAA. I called the HIPAA hotline, and the lady I spoke with told me to read the information, and if I wanted to file a complaint, I could do so online. She said that she couldn’t tell me if it was or wasn’t a violation- something to do with legal restrictions or something. On the website, it clearly says that providers are not to ask you to list the reason for being seen on the sign-in sheet. So now I have to decide if I want to file a complaint or not. I wonder if somehow Urgent Cares are exempt from this rule. I worked at an Urgent Care for a couple of years up until four years ago, before HIPAA took effect, but we didn’t use a sign-in sheet on the counter. Should I file a complaint? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-hippa-violation/335642)._