Until they clear this up and what a quarantine actually is, sick people staying out of public and not the entire population, they can ask away and you’ll be forced to comply according to the government. Basically they’re giving the green light to employers to make you “voluntarily” provide your medical information for employment. How long until they’ll start making you “voluntarily” provide your full medical records to see if you have pre-existing conditions which will raise their group insurance premiums or may make you call in more frequently. >According to several media sources, **there appears to be a degree of confusion about the purpose of HIPAA, who it applies to**, and whether asking someone if they have had a COVID-19 vaccine constitutes a HIPAA violation. >**The confusion was highlighted recently when, on May 18, 2021, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, (R-Ga) was asked whether she had been vaccinated, as she had refused to wear a mask on the House floor in breach of House rules. Greene told reporters that asking her about her vaccine status was a HIPAA violation, but this was not correct as HIPAA does not apply in such situations**. >HIPAA and Proof of Vaccine Status >Vaccination information is classed as PHI and is covered by the HIPAA Rules. However, **HIPAA only applies to HIPAA-covered entities – healthcare providers, health plans, and healthcare clearinghouses – and their business associates**. >**If an employer asks an employee to provide proof that they have been vaccinated in order to allow that individual to work without wearing a facemask, that is not a HIPAA violation as HIPAA does not apply to most employers**. >**It would not be a HIPAA violation for an employer to ask an employee’s healthcare provider for proof of vaccination. It would however be a HIPAA violation for the employee’s healthcare provider to disclose that information to the employer unless the individual had provided authorization to do so**. >If an employer is running their own vaccination program and an employee chooses to have their vaccine privately, **that individual may have to authorize their healthcare provider to disclose certain information about their vaccine to their employer as proof that they have been vaccinated**. https://www.hipaajournal.com/is-it-a-hipaa-violation-to-ask-for-proof-of-vaccine-status/