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purr-rat beauty

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8. Jurisdiction and HIPAA come to mind

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Wed Jan 14, 2026, 02:33 PM

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They are not State nor local police and if not on HIPAA nor invited by the patient, their presence by law is not allowed

One can hope this could be the case

Not sure how that works with those with warrants

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