May Employers Use Health Plan Claims Records to Determine Whether Employees Have Received COVID-19 Vaccinations?
ThomsonReuters
JUNE 24, 2021
QUESTION: We require employees to submit proof of a COVID-19 vaccination before returning to work in our office. May our Human Resources Department confirm employees’ eligibility to return by checking COVID-19 vaccination claims submitted to our group health plan? ANSWER: The group health plan’s records generally should not be used to verify employees’ vaccination status for any employment-related purpose.
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