Jennifer<p>Would you sign this form to take your kid hiking? I started going on hikes with my local Sierra Club group around 1990. They were a lot of fun and that's how I found out about many of my current favorite hiking locations. Paperwork was minimal, just sign a liability release form. Parents had to sign a release on behalf of their kids. Last year I decided to start lead hikes since nobody in the group was leading hikes to places I found interesting. I took some online classes and a first aid class and started leading some trips. But last month the national Sierra Club told us there is new paperwork for anyone under 18 that requires parents to disclose their child's birthday, doctor, all medications they're taking, and reason for taking the medication. They want these forms collected via insecure personal email or to fill out a paper form at the start of the event and trip leaders would then need to keep those forms at home. 😳 I said hell no I am absolutely not doing that. I told the state chapter I think these forms, especially the part about sending them via email, violate HIPAA rules to safeguard private health information. Was told nah it's fine. Even if that's true, trip leaders do not need this information since we can't administer meds and the parents are there. This whole thing creeps me out so much I've decided to find another group to volunteer for. Attached is the form I find objectionable. Am I overreacting? <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/SierraClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SierraClub</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/PHI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PHI</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/HealthInformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInformation</span></a></p>