@jca2 Actually it was two articles linked in the one you provided. The first had this statement from the Indiana AG:
”“The failure to do so constitutes a crime in Indiana, and her behavior could also affect her licensure. Additionally, if a HIPAA violation did occur, that may affect next steps as well,” Rokita said in a statement. HIPAA – the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act – sets privacy standards for protecting patients’ personal medical information.”
The second Was this one you referenced and it shows she did violate privacy laws and was subsequently reprimanded and fined by the state medical board:
“CNN – An Indianapolis doctor who publicly revealed she provided abortion services to a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim last year has been reprimanded and fined by Indiana’s medical licensing board after it determined the disclosure violated federal and state patient privacy laws.
The board on Thursday found Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an obstetrician-gynecologist, liable on three counts of violating patient privacy laws after Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a complaint against the doctor in November.
However, the board dismissed two other allegations in the complaint, determining she did not violate laws requiring physicians to immediately report suspected child abuse and keep abreast of mandatory reporting and patient privacy laws.
Bernard will be fined $3,000 and receive a letter of reprimand, according to the board, which agreed to allow her to continue practicing medicine.
The complaint alleged that Bernard violated patient privacy law when she discussed the case of the girl without the consent of the patient or a guardian – even while not using her name – over the summer with the Indianapolis Star.”
I’m no lawyer and God knows our entire justice system is screwed up, but it might be hard to hold the AG accountable for doing his job, even if you don’t like what he had to say about what they were looking at. As far as I can tell he always said something along the lines of “We are investigating whether she…” Wiggle words that avoid defamation lawsuits. There may be more to the story that we are not seeing off a couple articles.