[MCOH-EH] Custodian of Employee Health Records

[Kathy.Dayvault at dekalbmedical.org]

There is an OSHA standard that states employee information is 
confidential.

There is less confidentiality with WC as other parties may be involved in 
any litigation.

I am attaching a link to a letter of interpretation by OSHA: 
https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=29915

And one more regarding non health care employees of the company:

https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=19682

Hope this helps.... 


Kathy Dayvault, RN, BSN, MPH
 Manager, Occupational Health and Safety 
 WorksWell Onsite
 Dekalb Medical  2701 North Decatur Road
 Decatur, GA 30033
ph: 404.501.4972 Fax:404-501-2045
kathy.dayvault at dekalbmedical.org




From:   "Kanchan Dibert" <Kanchan.Dibert at caromonthealth.org>
To:     <mcoh-eh at mylist.net>, 
Date:   06/14/2016 12:45 PM
Subject:        [MCOH-EH] Custodian of Employee Health Records
Sent by:        "MCOH-EH" 
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I'm in employee health and occupational medicine in a 400 bed community 
hospital in North Carolina. 
"Legal" has requested full access to employee health charts prior to any 
regulatory survey for any compliance and/or workers' comp related issues. 
I'm trying to make a decision whether to allow the hospital's legal 
department to be the custodian of employee health records. Doesn't the 
hospital own the records and have access to the entire chart?
 
Are there any documents to reference other than the 11/16/2012 ACOEM 
statement, "Confidentiality of Medical Information in the Workplace"?

Kanchan P. Dibert MD
Medical Director, CaroMont Occupational Medicine and Employee Health
2555 Court Drive, Suite 120
Gastonia, NC 28054
Phone: 704.834.3070
Fax: 704.834. 3073
kanchan.dibert at caromonthealth.org
caromonthealth.org
 
 
 


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