Lauren, there's nothing simple about HIPAA, however, here are a number
of suggestions:
The fact that a record may contain health information does not
necessarily mean that it is restricted under HIPAA. It might, however,
be restricted by other regulations. In Oregon, for example, death
certificates are subject to access restrictions for 50 years. Once that
period is passed, they become openly accessible - HIPAA has nothing to
do with it.
HIPAA applies to "covered entities" and their business associates. To
determine whether you are a covered entity, Google "HIPAA covered
entity" for some good resources on answering that question.
Dwight Wallis, CRM
Records Administrator
Multnomah County Fleet, Records, Electronics, Distribution and Stores
(FREDS)
1620 S.E. 190th Avenue
Portland, OR 97233
Phone: (503)988-3741
Fax: (503)988-3754
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Subject: Thank you & another question
Hello All -
Thank you so much to everyone that responded to my last question. I
feel a
little less frantic about what I am attempting to do and that is always
a
good thing.
My next question is this. We occasionally received Death Certificates
from
our client's employees. I looked at the HIPAA regulations and finally
figured out that death certificates do fall under HIPAA regulations.
What I
couldn't figure out is whether my company needs to follow the
regulations.
From what I read it almost seemed like not everyone needs to follow the
regulations and that just doesn't make sense to me. Does someone out
there
already know this or could you direct me to a website that lists the
regulations in a manner that's easy to read?
Thanks so much!
--
Lauren K. Glaettli
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