[jacquesm]

> I should note, I am not a lawyer

That's the default setting unless you modify it.

> you should not take this as legal advice.

So is it true or not?

It's not advice of any form, it's either a fact or it is not.

[Hytosys]

It seems like your interest is pedantic combat, not the law, but here is some information anyway.

FOIA: https://secure.ssa.gov/apps9/eFOIA-FEWeb/internet/main.jsp

HIPAA: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2013/rpt/2013-R-0124.htm

It seems HIPAA enacts a 50-year period of silence.