C. Reports and Findings
Medical records and other information obtained as a result of a Company-required
medical examination or subsequent examinations pursuant to Section 15.B., shall be
subject to safeguards as to their confidentiality. Such information shall be available only
to such personnel as are directly responsible for Pilot medical qualification evaluation,
supervision and record keeping.
More weak language. Firstly, we shouldn't agree to any company initiated examinations.
Secondly, there need be explicit definitions of "safeguards". For example, what prevents them from talking about your medical issues through GMail, then their accounts get hacked and your medical records are now on Wikileaks or APC? What is the penalty to BJ if they make a mistake? Remember when Equifax leaked all your credit report info? (
https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/07/eq...ion-consumers/) What happened to them? Nothing. This has no penalties against BJ for violations (
not that any of this ought to be allowed in the first place!)
What is the definition of "directly responsible"?
No company employees should ever have ANY access to ANY of your medical records whatsoever, and without exception. Medical personnel are required to maintain records in compliance with HIPAA but
this seems to create a parallel record keeping system ripe for abuse and security vulnerability.
Medical stuff should be limited to the company getting a "Yes" or "No" from the FAA medical officer and nothing more. You either have a 1st class or you don't.
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