Fact · Accessibility and health
The ADA says information obtained about a person's medical condition must be kept on separate forms, in separate medical files, and treated as a confidential medical record.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“is collected and maintained on separate forms and in separate medical files and is treated as a confidential medical record”
42 U.S.C. 12112: Discrimination under the ADA, employment, United States Congress, Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute, n.d., 42 U.S.C. 12112(d)(3)(B).
Open the original- What it measures
- This rule governs what an employer does with medical documents you give it during an accommodation request.
- What it does not show
- The rule covers the employer's handling of medical information. It does not stop a supervisor being told the accommodation itself.