Legal Question in Administrative Law in Florida

Employment law

can an employer call a doctor's office to verify that an employee has been seen when there were out of work?


Asked on 9/13/08, 9:57 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
William Gwaltney William W. Gwaltney, Attorneys at Law

Re: Employment law

The employer can call, but HIPPA regulations most likely prohibit the doctor's office from giving a response. I say "most likely" because there are circumstances where this may not be true.

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Answered on 9/13/08, 2:17 pm


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