Confidentiality at Salvation Army Clitheroe is not a high priority, until it benefits management.
- One client learned she was pregnant while she was in treatment. She didn't want the information shared with her stepmother.
That is her legal right as an adult.
- The Residential Director met with the stepmother, and gave out information about the pregnancy. Apparently his intention was to tell the parents why their daughter was being expelled. [She was expelled for getting pregnant].
- The pregnant client was then kicked out. She was briefly homeless when she was expelled.
- The client was a mid-20's woman who had been a Psychology major at U.A.A.
Pregnancy status is protected medical information under HIPAA laws. Disclosure of pregnancy status, against the wishes of the pregnant person, is a serious HIPAA violation.
(Federal "HIPAA" regulations govern confidentiality at treatment centers.)
Audio of the Director commenting on his violation above.
(Click here) Audio- Audio is from an Alaska department of Labor hearing. Full audio sections in context are on the Audio page.
The same young lady is on the Pregnant page (not on main menu). ( Additional Note here )