WhoKnows234
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? NJ
I am 5 months pregnant and a month ago my doctor supplied me with a note stated that I be put on the morning shift because working the night shift exhausted me because of the long hours, the delays I encountered and had to stay mandatory overtime for and because of the long drive I had home (1 hr 15 mins). My employer denied the note and said if I needed mornings it needed to be doctors orders. So my next appointment I told my doctor the situation and he wrote me another note, stating that it I am under his care for obstetrical reasons/pregnancy and that it was medically necessary that I be put on the morning shift. Again the note got denied. This time my employer bases it on that the note is not specific enough. I told them that note piggybacked off the previous note, they said they needed to know why it was medically necessary. Now I know there is the HIPAA act that says my doctor is not allowed to disclose personal medical information unless its for the basis of public health knowledge, research or medical billing purposes or unless specified by myself. So can my employer deny my doctors note stating that it is medically necessary for me to go to mornings for rest purposes? And does he have the right to ask for more information?
I am 5 months pregnant and a month ago my doctor supplied me with a note stated that I be put on the morning shift because working the night shift exhausted me because of the long hours, the delays I encountered and had to stay mandatory overtime for and because of the long drive I had home (1 hr 15 mins). My employer denied the note and said if I needed mornings it needed to be doctors orders. So my next appointment I told my doctor the situation and he wrote me another note, stating that it I am under his care for obstetrical reasons/pregnancy and that it was medically necessary that I be put on the morning shift. Again the note got denied. This time my employer bases it on that the note is not specific enough. I told them that note piggybacked off the previous note, they said they needed to know why it was medically necessary. Now I know there is the HIPAA act that says my doctor is not allowed to disclose personal medical information unless its for the basis of public health knowledge, research or medical billing purposes or unless specified by myself. So can my employer deny my doctors note stating that it is medically necessary for me to go to mornings for rest purposes? And does he have the right to ask for more information?
