Questions about SS Number
Date: Fri, 05/22/2009 - 14:26
Can people in the medical office use the SS number, to check credit, or do a criminal background check, without getting permission, or without the owner of medical records and SS number knowing? Or could a law office get your SS number and do searches without your knowledge?
If you owe money to the medical company and they have your ss nu
If you owe money to the medical company and they have your ss number with them, they can definitely use it to conduct a background check or pull out your credit report to make a inquiry.
If a law firm is working for your creditor, they can use your SS number to check your report without your knowledge.
debt
I understand if an overdue balance is due. But,..these are Medical records they are taking the info from. ..I thought with Medical records the HIPAA Law comes in to play. I would think they DO need permission to look at ANYTHING in the records.
If the law firm checked your credit report, would that show up
If the law firm checked your credit report, would that show up on the credit report?
If anyone looks at your credit report, for any reason, don't the
If anyone looks at your credit report, for any reason, don't they have to have permission? And, no matter who or for what reason a credit report is checked......the credit agency must post that there was an inquiry...right?
They don't need permission they need Permissable Purpose. There
They don't need permission they need Permissable Purpose. There are 2 types of inquiries: Hard Inquiries that anyone can see and Soft Inquiries which can only be seen by you ie - Account Reviews
OK, what if a lawyer is just nosey and wants to see my credit re
OK, what if a lawyer is just nosey and wants to see my credit report. He's not collecting a debt. He's just nosey. Is that a Permissible Purpose? And if he reads my credit report, his name must be listed by the credit agency, right?
If Nosey requests my credit report, there will be a hard inquiry
If Nosey requests my credit report, there will be a hard inquiry noted on the credit report? I think Nosey wants to get info on my debt status, even though he has no business knowing. He's not a debt lawyer.