[Magdalen] Search process (was Re: Bishop, please resign)

[Jay Weigel]

HIPAA does not extend to legal problems. It's only for medical stuff. Why
they did not share the information with the electing convention is some
other business which someone familiar with the situation would have to
explain, and THAT most definitely should be corrected, IMO.

On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 7:25 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
> wrote:

> On 29/01/2015 18:45, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
>
>> I would think that the diocese priority might be to revisit their broken
>> search process and at least leave this woman with health insurance if she
>> is under 65, looking on that provision as a kindness.
>>
>
> I understand that the Search and Nominating Committees were aware of the
> earlier DUI conviction but, since the conviction was "spent" were not
> allowed to use this as the basis for excluding her from consideration.
> Likewise she was encouraged to reveal it during the walkabouts but chose
> not to do so.  This could not be revealed to the electing Convention
> because of patient confidentiality (HIPAA?)
>
> There is recognition now that something needs to be tightened up, but this
> is to do with national guidelines and procedures rather than diocesan ones.
>
> Roger
>