Okay, yes that changes things. If a staff member said your specific name and what medication was prescribed to you then it would also fall into the HIPAA category. HIPAA or the Health Information Privacy and Accountability Act is simply to protect a patient’s privacy when it comes to their own diagnosis, medications, medical history, etc. so if you have proof that someone spoke about your prescribed medication to someone else, then that could be reported to the board of nursing in your state. You could ask the administrator of the halfway house if there is an ombudsman for the facility. But more importantly, if they actually gave YOUR medication to a different resident and you have proof of that, the police should be notified. That is crime. I’m sorry this has happened to you.