No covered component or county employee may intimidate, threaten, coerce, discriminate against or take other retaliatory action against any individual for the exercise by the individual of any right under, or for participation by the individual in any process established by the HIPAA privacy regulations, including the filing of a complaint or as otherwise prohibited under the HIPAA privacy regulations. The provisions of SCC 1.01.100 shall not apply to any violation under this section. (Added by Ord. 03-035, Apr. 9, 2003, Eff date Apr. 21, 2003).