I work in this space, and your comment is completely wrong. Data covered by HIPAA is always covered by HIPAA. A covered entity would also include a health insurer, and all payment intermediaries, this is straight from the HHS faq (https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/faq/covered-enti...)
alexwilde|2 years ago
I'm not seeing anything that explicitly calls out Pharmacies.
yold__|2 years ago
The police are breaking federal law and the article is wrong. This is not a gray area.