Re: Derek Carr Retires
 

If HIPAA applies to teams, explain how teams get fined during the season for not disclosing injuries? Why cant they just claim the player preferred medical privacy? Do league rules supercede federal law? Whenever two coworkers chat about another coworker being out sick is that a federal crime? And how do we even know who leaked abiut Carr’s injury? Maybe it was the Saints.

Re: Derek Carr Retires
 

Have you ever gone to the doctor and signed the form that asks with whom you want information shared? It is a standard waiver. I'm sure every player contract includes similar verbiage allowing limited information being shared with the league. As said, there could be HIPAA considerations depending upon where the information is coming from and whether it is PHI (Personal Health Information). HIPAA applies to healthcare providers (one thing you got right) AND health insurance concerns which includes self-insured health plans. While the team itself isn't subject to HPAA fines, any entity within the team umbrella (like a self-insured plan) that handles said PHI would be subject to those rules and those possible fines.

Re: Derek Carr Retires
 

The NFL is not covered by HIPAA for the injury report because HIPAA covers the Health Insurance (the HI is for insurance), and it is the Team releasing the injury not the Doctor or an insurance company. The NFL is self insured.

It is also in the Ts and Cs of every players contract, they sign it away, just like when I sign away that right to allow my wife access to my medical records.my wife is not bound by HIPAA and can share that information publicly like the NFL does.

Re: Derek Carr Retires
 

Correct! The league is self-insured, as are most teams for added coverage. The league and teams proper are not bound by HIPAA rules, but the internal entities handling the self-insurance are bound by them. The players do sign releases allowing the sharing of certain information under certain circumstances. Teams are required to share injury information to opposing teams during games and between games via the weekly injury reports. Beyond that I believe teams are not required to share any further or detailed information.

Re: Derek Carr Retires
 

Here's the NFL's injury news sharing policy ...

https://operations.nfl.com/media/268...ort-policy.pdf

The intent is to provide full and complete information on player availability. It is NFL policy that information for dissemination to the public on all injured players be reported in a satisfactory manner by clubs to the league office, the opposing team, local and national media, and broadcast partners each game week of the regular season and postseason (including for the two Super Bowl teams between the Championship Games and Super Bowl).

Any injury information is only required during regular and postseason play. Any off-season sharing could be deemed counterproductive to the team. It is not in any way "need to know" information for fans and/or media.

If it makes some fans butthurt, so be it. I don't want my team sharing any info not specifically required by league rules.

Re: Derek Carr Retires
 

Raider Curbside Trash collected some big Saints cash, but now his @$$ is GONE.
Time for you to move on.

Re: Derek Carr Retires
 

Re: Derek Carr Retires
 

It's off-season. Nothing else to do than beat dead horses.

Re: Derek Carr Retires
 

He’s GONE. Now we can begin a “rebuild”. In a few more years, we might win our division!

Re: Derek Carr Retires
 

At this point beating your meat probably accomplishes more.