Mosby v. Ingalls Memorial Hospital

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Biometric Information Privacy Act
Citation
Case Number: 
2022 IL App (1st) 200822
Decision Date: 
Friday, February 25, 2022
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
6th Div./Cook Co.
Holding: 
Question answered.
Justice: 
ODEN JOHNSON

Consolidated class-action lawsuits where the appellate court was tasked with answering whether finger-scan information collected by a health care provider from its employees fell within the Biometric Privacy Act’s exclusion for information collected, used, or stored under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. The court answered the question in the negative, finding that there is no provision or reference in the Biometric Privacy Act or HIPPA regarding the protection of employee biometric data. (HARRIS and MIKVA, concurring)