Hello. I have a medical debt that has gone to collections. I wrote to the collections company in late February and asked for validation of the debt. They sent back all of my medical records from the emergency surgery. Is this a violation of HIPAA? I've read that it is, but I've also read that if you ask them for validation, it's ok. Also, I went to the HIPAA site and looked into starting a claim with them. I saw that you are supposed to start the claim within 180 days of the event. I did not because I wasn't aware that it could be a violation until last night. Not sure how to proceed from here. Does anyone know or can anyone point me in the right direction for more information?? Thanks in advance!
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