PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) -- A Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment report obtained by 13 Investigates found Pueblo School District 60 violated HIPPA laws to gain access to vaccination information on employees.
The report states that D60, "did not get written authorization from staff prior to querying CIIS for their immunization records."
In November 2021, all vaccinated District 60 employees received $1,000 stipends. However, unvaccinated employees were not given the bonus.
A D60 told 13 Investigates they questioned how the district would've known who was and who wasn't vaccinated and went to the state with a complaint. From there, the CDPHE began looking into how the district was able to determine who was vaccinated.
The CDPHE report found that D60 accessed the Colorado Immunization Information System, a state database containing confidential and medical information to verify employee vaccination status.
The report states. "On December 2, 2021, CDPHE obtained an audit log showing the Executive Director of Human Resources for District 60 accessed more than 2,000 adult immunization records in CIIS."
On December 3, 2021, a CDPHE Privacy Officer initiated an investigation into the district's use of CIIS.
On December 15, 2021, District 60 legal counsel told the officer that only one district employee accessed the vaccination records, D60's Human Resources Director Tammy Neal.
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