They take a copy of your pix id at docs offices to make sure you are the
same person named on your insurance card. Also, in case of same or similar
names they should double check the pix to ensure you are the same person so
named in the chart. Heck, the vet has pix of my husband and I for similar
reasons.
Beth t. the ot (back from cruise)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Kendall D. Corbett
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 4:03 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: real-id act.
>
> Mag,
>
> At my new neurologist's office, they took a digital photo the
> first time I saw him. It makes sense to have all the records
> stored electronically, IMHO. All the information they scan
> or introduce via a digital photo is probably available in
> electronic format anyway. In the case of the picture at my
> neurologists office, it made sense to me... In case my
> neurological status changes (further stroke issues), they'd
> be able to compare my present appearance to that in my
> picture. I won't be too surprised if they plug in an mpeg or
> wmv video at some point, so they can tell if my posture or
> movement patterns have changed.
>
> Any illusions I had about true privacy of my medical records
> were pretty well destroyed when I found out about the Medical
> Information Bureau (MIB).
>
>
> And we thought MIB was just a funny movie starring Will Smith
> and Tommy Lee Jones....
>
> Read: Who Has Access to My Medical Records #3 in the following link:
>
> http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs8-med.htm
>
> This link gives instructions on how to find out what
> information MIB has on people.
>
> http://www.mib.com/html/request_your_record.html
>
>
>
> On 3/29/07, ken barber <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > here is some good information on this act.
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REAL_ID_Act
> >
> > i did not see anything about inplanting anything in our
> bodies. but if
> > you find it, please let us know.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > I just heard about how our lovely 109th Congress, three
> years ago,
> > > passed public Law 109-13. It's called the Real ID Act.
> > > And it's so damn scary that I urge all Americans to read
> up on it!
> > > Starting in May 2008, we will need to submit to have RFID
> implanted
> > > somewhere in our bodies! If we do not, we will not be
> able to board
> > > airplanes, trains, or buses! We will not be able to enter Federal
> > > buildings! We will be tracked from a distance.
> > > Everytime we enter or exit a building, our implanted ID
> tags will be
> > > read.
> > >
> > > Yesterday at my doc's office, they fed all my medical
> cards into a
> > > reader, and then asked for a photo id! Which they then
> fed into the
> > > scanner as well. I have been going there since 1984! and
> they need
> > > my photo ID? boy, if this does not rouse the American public, I
> > > don't have much hope for us! We are being led down a path toward
> > > totalianism that resembles the old Soviet Russia! All in
> the name of
> > > fighting terrorism! Only instead of kgb spies on about half the
> > > population, it will be these chips no bigger than a
> pencil point. We
> > > must tell the new 110th Congress to repeal the act!
> > >
> > > Mag
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > Tamar Mag Raine
> > > [log in to unmask]
> > > www.cafepress.com/Tamarmag
> > > Lots of new art & designs ~ come and look!
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > From: Kathy Salkin <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 4:37:55 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Some say US citizens need a war tax or a call to
> > > national service.
> > >
> > >
> > > I'll have you know I laughed so hard at this, I spit out my drink!
> > > Deri, you're ruddy dangerous!
> > >
> > > Kat
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mar 29, 2007, at 7:11 PM, Deri James wrote:
> > > > Mind you, when it does get a little boring you
> > > can jazz it up a
> > > > little by answering every question of the type
> > > "How would you solve
> > > > such and
> > > > such a problem..." by saying "Imposition of State
> > > Control and
> > > > assassinate all
> > > > opposition"!!!
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > >
> > > > Deri
> > > >
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> Kendall
>
> An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
>
> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore,
> all progress
> depends on the unreasonable man.
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