An open question on whether a healthcare corporation can be held responsible for the disclosure of confidential patient information by a non-physician has been sent to the state’s highest court.

In a case where a nurse shared information about a man’s sexually transmitted disease with the man’s girlfriend, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has asked the New York Court of Appeals to determine whether there exists a common law right of action against affiliates and parent corporations of the clinic where the improper disclosure was made.

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