Recording intimate images in a medical setting by a healthcare provider, support staff, or hidden camera may violate multiple overlapping legal frameworks: HIPAA privacy regulations (which cover health information and patient privacy); state voyeurism statutes (which are often more serious when they occur in settings with a reasonable expectation of privacy); and state and federal NCII statutes when the recorded content is of an intimate nature.

For discovery: ScanErase's biometric scan finds where your face appears across platforms with the same timeline as all other NCII cases. For the healthcare setting violation itself: report to the relevant healthcare licensing board; file an OCR HIPAA complaint at hhs.gov/ocr; and file a police report for voyeurism. These are separate processes from using ScanErase.

Medical facilities may have institutional liability for incidents occurring on their premises. An attorney specializing in medical malpractice and NCII can advise on civil claims against both the individual perpetrator and the medical institution.

What to do right now

  1. Run a biometric scan to find your face on all platformsFinding your face online is the immediate priority regardless of the setting where it was recorded.
  2. File a HIPAA complaint with HHS Office for Civil RightsAt hhs.gov/ocr. HIPAA complaints against covered entities are investigated by OCR.
  3. Report to the healthcare facility administration in writingWritten notification creates a record and triggers the facility's incident response process.
  4. File a police report for voyeurismMedical-setting voyeurism is treated as an aggravated offense in many states.
  5. Consult an attorney about civil claims against the individual and institutionMedical malpractice, NCII civil claims, and HIPAA-related civil claims may all be available.