NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 39
Players’ Rights To Medical Care and Treatment

Section 19(c)(iii)
Behavioral Health Program

(c)(iii)

Discipline: In the event that the Parties agree or the Impartial Arbitrator finds that a Club, or an individual acting under its control, willfully violated the provisions of this Agreement or willfully committed a Breach of its confidentiality obligations pursuant to HIPAA, then the Commissioner shall impose discipline against the Club in the form of a fine of no less than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) and such other measures the Commissioner deems necessary as a deterrent for future violations (e.g., loss of Draft Picks). For the avoidance of doubt, the preceding sentence applies to situations in which a Club employee or member of the Club’s Medical Staff (other than the Team Clinician) improperly discloses the defined Mental Health Records. Should a Team Clinician be found to have improperly disclosed such information, that Clinician shall be subject to termination.