Hipaa rights as a minor?
Hi, I (16f) recently had surgery and after the surgery on of the nurses said some stuff that I had privately told the doctors.
When the docs were asking about health and habits pre-op I had requested my parents to not be in the room and they were not. I told the doctors about my habits -a little drinking, smoking weed, and smoking cigs/vaping- all of these habits were in social settings with other people. I am aware of the dangers and that I'm a minor and shouldn't be indulging (spare me the lecture). I also specifically said that I was working on quitting the vaping and requested the information to stay confidential between my doctors and me. The doctors mentioned to not smoke anything the 2 weeks following the surgery and I said I alr knew about that. I also didnt inhale anything the 3 days leading up to the surgery.
When I woke up from surgery I was in the room with my parents and a nurse. The nurse was explaining the basic surgery aftercare and schedule (tonsillectomy) and then turned to me and reinforced that I shouldn't vape. She then talked about how she "knows it seems fun, but you need to stop" and gave me a 10 minute spiel about the dangers all in-front of my parents.
I'm wondering if the comments this nurse made are some kind of HIPAA violation. I understand that as a minor my parents can have access to my medical records and I have signed paperwork giving them the rights to access my charts. However I expressly asked the doctors to be quiet about my habits.
I feel conflicted because my parents are mad at me, but also upset about the nurse telling the information. She was coming from a good place and discussed her own struggles with nicotine addiction. I don't know how to approach this entire situation. I feel really hurt by the nurse for sharing my information without my consent.
So I guess the conclusion is, was this a HIPAA violation?