A male EMT was discussing a patient's medical condition with a female EMT from a different service. The woman then repeated this information to others, which eventually made its way back to the patient. Regarding issues of confidentiality, which of the statements would be is true?

A) The male EMT could be changed with slander
B) The female EMT committed an EMTALA violation
C) Both EMTs violated EMTALA regulations
D) The male EMT violated the HIPAA law


D) The male EMT violated the HIPAA law

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