Tuesday, July 5, 2011

GINA and ADA record keeping

Title I of the ADA and Title II of GINA limit employer access to medical information. Regardless of whether an employer or an occupational health provider maintains information in paper or electronic files, it must ensure that personal health information about applicants or employees cannot be accessed, except under the circumstances permitted by the statutes. The EEOC has issued an informal opinion letter providing some guidance.