As a pediatrician, am I required to give my notice of privacy practices to the children I treat? Read More As a pediatrician, am I required to give my notice of privacy practices to the children I treat?
For group health plan products, can the health plan send its notice to the administrator of the group product or the plan sponsor for them to distribute to each employee enrolled in the plan? Read More For group health plan products, can the health plan send its notice to the administrator of the group product or the plan sponsor for them to distribute to each employee enrolled in the plan?
Does a health plan have to provide a copy of its notice to each dependent receiving coverage under a policy? Read More Does a health plan have to provide a copy of its notice to each dependent receiving coverage under a policy?
We participate in an organized health care arrangement (OHCA). How are we to comply with the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s requirements for providing notices and obtaining individuals’ acknowledgements of the notice? Read More We participate in an organized health care arrangement (OHCA). How are we to comply with the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s requirements for providing notices and obtaining individuals’ acknowledgements of the notice?
How are health care providers supposed to provide the notice to individuals and obtain their written acknowledgement of the notice when the first treatment encounter is over the phone or in some other manner that is not face-to-face? Read More How are health care providers supposed to provide the notice to individuals and obtain their written acknowledgement of the notice when the first treatment encounter is over the phone or in some other manner that is not face-to-face?
Are health plans required to make a good faith effort to obtain from their enrollees a written acknowledgement of receipt of the notice? Read More Are health plans required to make a good faith effort to obtain from their enrollees a written acknowledgement of receipt of the notice?
Are covered entities permitted to give individuals a “layered” notice? Read More Are covered entities permitted to give individuals a “layered” notice?
Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule permit health care providers to obtain an electronic acknowledgement of the notice from individuals? Read More Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule permit health care providers to obtain an electronic acknowledgement of the notice from individuals?
Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule require a health care provider to obtain a new acknowledgement of receipt of the notice from patients if the facility changes its privacy policy? Read More Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule require a health care provider to obtain a new acknowledgement of receipt of the notice from patients if the facility changes its privacy policy?
If a health care provider chooses to obtain an individual’s consent to use or disclose protected health information about them, does the provider also have to make a good faith effort to obtain the individual’s acknowledgement of the notice? Read More If a health care provider chooses to obtain an individual’s consent to use or disclose protected health information about them, does the provider also have to make a good faith effort to obtain the individual’s acknowledgement of the notice?
