Your health care provider made you talk about your birth control option in a room where other people could hear you. Is it against patient privacy protection law?

Yes, discussing personal medical information, including birth control options, in a room where other people can hear is a potential violation of patient privacy protection laws. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that protects the privacy of individuals' health information. It requires health care providers to take steps to protect the privacy of patients' protected health information (PHI), which includes information about their medical history, diagnoses, treatment, and payment for healthcare.

By discussing your birth control options in a room where other people could hear, your health care provider may have violated HIPAA. HIPAA requires health care providers to take reasonable steps to protect the privacy of patients' PHI, and this includes taking steps to ensure that PHI is not overheard by unauthorized individuals. In this case, your health care provider should have taken steps to ensure that your discussion about birth control options was private and confidential.