[coding123]

haha, that's really interesting to hear. I'm almost certain a Judge is also not allowed access to medical records. He most likely is not a covered entity. Beyond that while it might make sense to request medical records in a criminal trial, there's no place for that in a civil suit.

[Nadya]

HIPAA allows health care providers to disclose medical records in response to a court order as long as the order specifies the scope of the records required to be disclosed and is signed by a judge.

[CodeWriter23]

Court order != Filing Suit

[albedoa]

The docket persists beyond the filing and can have records attached to it under seal by order. Nadya did not draw the equivalence you are correcting.

[phonon]

If the civil suit is about medical treatment, do you really think posting responsive documents to the court docket is a HIPAA violation?

[fencepost]

If the civil suit is about medical treatment, do you really think posting responsive documents to the court docket is a HIPAA violation?

If it's not posted under seal, then yes. Particularly if it's posted as part of the initial filing and not as a response.