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		paul_f on April 18, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: I bought Voltaren at the chemist, now Goog... A pharmacy is a covered entity, a retail store is not. Does not appear this falls under HIPAA

bcrl on April 18, 2021 [–]

Where I live in Canada, most pharmacies have a separate cash for the pharmacist and the rest of the store. I wonder if there are any differences in reporting rules for the two.

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