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In reply to the discussion: Let me tell you about a little girl my wife is treating. [View all]JonLP24
(29,322 posts)when it comes to the "gray" area but OP had more information before the edit(which wouldn't matter I imagine since it is accessible to anyone), one age listed for girl, mentioned that she has a brother and the brother's age & a detail of a behavior. I'm not saying that there is a violation, just more information that just sex and an age range. Also I was wondering even though he didn't post where she lives, what if he(or anyone w/ a similar post) made mention of where they lived or some hints (like mentioning who your congressman is) would that be a violation? I know where you live isn't always where your spouse works and sometimes a spouse could live & work on another continent.
Anyways regardless would the OP be in violation anyways? I always thought of it to apply to medical staff, what if someone told me about a family member and I told someone else? Would I be in violation? Whenever I'm in the hospital I actually won't allow them to say anything at all to any family member because there is always the possibility they could tell someone else I don't want them to tell for whatever reason. I wouldn't be mad at the family member because I'm under the impression they are not bound by strict privacy guidelines that people in that area because they receive training and require patients to sign waivers or give some kind of permission when friends or families likely wouldn't be familiar at all with those type of things.
If anyone, I imagine the wife would be in violation here, depending on what she said, which I imagine has more details.