Let's say someone has a communicable disease (mandated report). What's the difference between PHI in that respect compared to PHI for let's say, STIs, in regards to reporting, disclosure, and HIPAA? If someone were to have a higher risk for contracting certain diseases and someone else with a disease were to live with said person, does the person with the disease have to disclose that information by law or can the susceptible person ask about it since they would be in close contact and their health is a risk? Would said person have to trust that the person with the reportable disease has taken the proper responsibilities and updated the Health Department?
In many places, people can legally ask someone if they have a STI before sleeping with said person to protect their personal health. From what I understand, it is not legal to ask someone if they have another type of communicable disease that is mandated to report. How is this the case if asking that question is also to protect the person who is asking the question? If said two people are living together and would be in close contact, that's different than randomly going up to someone on a bus and asking if they have certain diseases.
Essentially, where is the line between "its okay to ask these questions" and "that's a HIPAA violation"?
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