Medical Privacy at Risk in Georgia
(Atlanta Journal Constitution) — Doctor-patient confidentiality is something we all rely on. The problem is, it’s not the law in Georgia. If you go to the hospital after an allergic reaction to an illegal drug, or even someone else’s prescribed Vicodin, you have a choice: Tell the doctor what drug you took, and maybe go to jail, or keep that information to yourself and maybe die. You see, police are allowed to get a search warrant for your private hospital records if they simply tell a part-time judge that they think you were DUI or guilty of possessing a controlled substance.
