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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 9:53 am
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motytrah
 
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I don't think the airline is a "covered entity" as defined by HIPAA. Second, I don't think tagging a bag as medical equipment necessarily violates PHI so long as no identifying information is on the tag.
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