A majority of states share coronavirus data with local law enforcement, leading to concerns about how private medical information is being used.
An outbreak at the LAPD training center has seen 17 trainee officers and jailers infected with the coronavirus, and officials are now implementing weekly testing.
Critics wonder why first responders don’t just take precautions with everyone, given that so many people with the virus are asymptomatic or present mild symptoms. Wearing personal protective equipment only in those cases of confirmed illness is unlikely to guarantee their protection, they argue.In Ohio, Health Director Dr.
“If that is a best or recommended practice, then why the need or desire to share this specific information with first responders?” said Gary Daniels, chief lobbyist for the Ohio chapter of theDuncan said that having the information beforehand is valuable because it allows officers “to do their jobs better and safer.”
The data are purged in Tennessee from the emergency communications system database within a month, or when the patient is no longer being monitored by the health department, according to health officials and agreements the AP reviewed.First responders also must agree they won’t use the data to refuse a call for service, a requirement also implemented in most other states using the information.
In Ohio’s Franklin County, which includes the state capital, health officials reported 914 confirmed and probable cases to dispatch agencies in May and April, but removed those names from the list after patients spent 14 days in isolation, said spokeswoman Mitzi Kline.
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