Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

Implications of HIPAA and Employee Confidentiality Rules on Positive Drug Test Results

Urgent message: In addition to drug testing their own employees, many urgent care centers offer drug testing as a service to other employers. Therefore, it’s important to understand the laws affecting the privacy of drug screen results. Alan A. Ayers, MBA, MAcc is Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for Practice Velocity, LLC and is Practice Management Editor of The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine Introduction It’s standard procedure throughout the country for employers to require …

Complying with Medical Information Restrictions of the Family Medical Leave Act and Americans with Disabilities Act

Urgent message: Urgent care centers that are subject to the Family Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act are limited on the types of questions they can ask related to employee requests for leave. To avoid legal problems, managers should understand the requirements for leave and implement a process for handling information requests. Spencer Hamer, JD Two common laws that employers must deal with regarding employee leave requests are the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities …