I was recently fired because of HIPPA guidelines yet I did not have the required information of who I could or could not release the information to.

Unfortunately these questions are too specific and complex for us to respond to in this forum.  We can give you general guidance, but answer to these specific questions would need to be address in a consultation with an attorney.  Having said that, North Carolina is an employment-at-will state where you can be fired for any reason whether it is fair or not.  So, if you were fired because you violated HIPPA as a result of not being trained correctly, then it is certainly unfair, but not unlawful.  As to unemployment, the employer would need to show that you engaged in misconduct to get the DES to deny your claim.