Help…my employers are idiots.

I work for a company that runs day program for people with disabilities. The administration of this company has been allowing people with symptoms of COVID to remain at the program, without any examinations or temperature taking by their on-site RN, even when employees have come to them saying certain participants are sick and have symptoms. 3 people (two employees and one participant) tested positive, and they informed all the participants families. But another employee tested positive last week (having worked the entire week prior) and they did not inform their families. I need to report my employer in every way possible (DMH, OSHA, etc.) but I’m hesitant to include details about the symptoms and positive tests of participants because of HIPAA. Am I allowed to break HIPAA to report health hazards (as a mandatory reporter)? And is it still breaking HIPAA if I give details about the participants health and positive testing if I don’t use their names? Something needs to be done, many of these individuals or their family members have pre-existing health issues.

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Submitted December 30, 2021 at 11:07PM by Zxhsope https://ift.tt/32J4AwG