Legal consequences may result in monetary fines and civil or criminal penalties or both. The penalties may consist of a large fine up to a maximum of $250,000 and jail time or prison sentencing up to 10 years. The criminal penalty depends on the severity of the offense. When a patient’s medical information has been intentionally released it can have the consequences of a jail sentence for at least one-year and a $50,000 fine. When someone obtains medical health information by lying this can result in a jail sentence, which consist of five-years and $100,000 fine. By releasing a patient’s medical health information to cause harm or selling a patient’s medical information can lead to a 10-year jail sentence and a $250,000 fine
Legal consequences may result in monetary fines and civil or criminal penalties or both. The penalties may consist of a large fine up to a maximum of $250,000 and jail time or prison sentencing up to 10 years. The criminal penalty depends on the severity of the offense. When a patient’s medical information has been intentionally released it can have the consequences of a jail sentence for at least one-year and a $50,000 fine. When someone obtains medical health information by lying this can result in a jail sentence, which consist of five-years and $100,000 fine. By releasing a patient’s medical health information to cause harm or selling a patient’s medical information can lead to a 10-year jail sentence and a $250,000 fine