Vanderbilt University Medical Center has turned over medical records for transgender patients to the Tennessee attorney general's team in what his office confirmed is an investigation into potential medical billing fraud.
The attorney general can request patient health records under federal and state law if the office is investigating a possible issue at the hospital, Paul Hales, a St. Louis-based attorney who specializes in health information privacy, told the newspaper.
On Tuesday, Smith, the attorney general’s chief of staff, said Vanderbilt had “deliberately chosen to frighten its patients” about providing the records. The video prompted calls by Tennessee’s Republican leaders for an investigation into Vanderbilt. At the time, none of the politicians could point to a specific law that the hospital had violated.
Meanwhile, Tennessee's new ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth will take effect in less than two weeks, barring action by a judge.
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