Apparently, the privacy rules don’t apply to him as he is no longer licensed:
“If he never bills anybody for counseling services, he very well may not be covered by HIPAA,” said Mr. Nahra. “Depending on his licensing, he may not have professional ethical obligations, either.”
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The rules of HIPAA never really would have come into play unless he divulged information, not just acquired it.
But he did possibly commit a battery by performing an unconsented medical psychiatric examination on Ms. Spears. If he in any way behaved in a manner that could give a reasonable person the impression that he was there to provide diagnosis and treatment, then proceeded with a psych history, then he possibly has some criminal statutes to deal with.
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