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Lifesavers Conference 2025

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement

Hospitals, HIPAA, & Impaired Driving Cases

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM PT
Location: 104-C

    Moderator(s)

  • Darrin T. Grondel, EdD

    Senior Vice President
    The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility
    Hurricane, Utah

    • Speaker(s)

  • EI

    Erin Inman, J.D.

    Director
    National Traffic Law Center/ National District Attorneys Assn, Virginia

    Slides

  • Jayme Derbyshire

    Chemical Test for Alcohol Unit, Coordinator
    Montgomery County Department of Police
    Gaithersburg, Maryland

  • Melissa Shear, Esq.

    Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor; Senior Attorney Advisor
    DC Highway Safety Office
    Washington, District of Columbia

  • JG

    Julie Gapstur
Law enforcement officers and prosecutors often need to secure a suspected impaired driver’s medical records or blood samples from hospitals. This process can be cumbersome due to the protection of patient privacy, hospital liability, and the legal implications of HIPAA. 2024 changes to HIPAA affect law enforcement’s ability to collect evidence in impaired driving cases. Valuable suggestions from subject matter experts on developing cooperative relationships with hospital personnel to overcome these complications and positively impact investigations while minimizing the need for hospital staff to testify in court will be highlighted.