Yes, an employer can contact a doctor's office to verify the authenticity of a doctor's excuse, but they must do so in compliance with privacy laws, such as HIPAA in the U.S. This means they cannot disclose specific medical information without the employee's consent. Employers should focus on confirming whether the employee was seen and if they are fit for work, rather than probing into the medical details. It's important for employers to handle such inquiries sensitively to respect employee privacy.
HIPAA prohibits your employer from contacting your doctor directly. The emplopyer can comple YOU to get the info from your doctor or can hire a doctopr to contact your doc.
Not if you have such signed information to give. You may have to give permission for the employer to call the doctor who prescribed it.
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No, you should go directly to him, do not call unless you are desperate.
Not if you have such signed information to give. You may have to give permission for the employer to call the doctor who prescribed it.
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Yes an employer can tape a call with the right equipment.
You need to call his former employer or call the entity that was issuing the checks.You need to call his former employer or call the entity that was issuing the checks.You need to call his former employer or call the entity that was issuing the checks.You need to call his former employer or call the entity that was issuing the checks.
If the employer accepts your application, he or she will call you. You do not have to call, and I would advise against it.
Yes, because a doctor is giving his time to answer a medical question, he can bill for phone calls. The charge, if any, varies from doctor to doctor.
They can try to call them, but the doctor is not allowed to give out any information about you. The doctor might be able to say "yes s/he came in today"/"no s/he didn't come in". But the doctor is not allowed to give out the reason why you went in, since this would be a breach of the Doctor-Patient Confidentiality and therefore illegal. In summary- The doctor can say whether you have seen him/her on that day. But the doctor cannot tell the employer why, if you did, you went to see the doctor, unless the doctor has your permission to do so.
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