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HIPAA and Healthcare Compliance

十大博彩推荐排名州立大学 adopted a HIPAA隐私政策 和一个 HIPAA安全政策 to establish its obligations concerning the retention, use and non-disclosure of protected health information (“PHI”) in conformance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, its implementing regulations as amended in 2013, and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009.

This policy does not apply to health information contained within education records covered under the Federal Education Right and Privacy Act (“FERPA”).

Compliance Plan of 十大博彩推荐排名州立大学’s Healthcare Components (the “Compliance Plan” or “Plan”) is intended to demonstrate the Healthcare Components Committee’s commitment to the highest standards of ethics and legal and regulatory compliance. 的 elements of the Plan generally include establishing compliance and practice standards to prevent erroneous or fraudulent conduct, communicating the standards to employees, responding to detected violations, enforcing disciplinary standards, developing open lines of communication, 监察及审核, and maintaining an environment that supports the Plan.

谁受此政策的约束?
十大博彩推荐排名州立大学 is designated as a hybrid entity under HIPAA. Certain programs of the 大学 are healthcare components because they provide treatment in a 大学 created clinic or program and submit claims to federal or state reimbursement programs or private health insurance carriers for payment. Below is a list of the programs within the 大学 that have been designated as healthcare components and that are subjected to HIPAA and obligated to comply with the HIPAA隐私政策 and Healthcare Compliance Plan.

  • Center for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
  • Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health
  • Jeffrey Dworkin Early Intervention Program
  • 大学健康中心(UHC)
隐私通知
的 大学’s 隐私通知 describes how medical information about patients can be used and disclosed and how to gain access to this information. All healthcare components of the 大学 are required to provide a copy of the 隐私通知 to individuals using their services, and obtain their signature to an Acknowledgment of Receipt of the 隐私通知. 的 隐私通知 and Acknowledgment can be found as an exhibit to the HIPAA隐私政策 和一个s a separate 隐私通知 and Acknowledgment Form
培训
All faculty and staff (including student clinical trainees and paid student workers) who access PHI are required to complete training concerning the HIPAA隐私政策.

的 大学’s 隐私官 is responsible for providing training and must ensure that all employees, agents and students within the healthcare components have completed the EVERFI Program or an alternative training. 的 initial training program will be assigned to faculty, staff and paid students upon hire via email. Unpaid student trainees will be assigned training by their Clinical Directors.

培训 will roll out in May and be reassigned annually. Once assigned the course in EVERFI, assignees have two weeks to complete it. Noncompliance will be reported to the clinical supervisor.

的 大学’s HIPAA隐私政策 requires an individual who wishes to obtain a copy of PHI to sign a written authorization. 下载大学的 授权形式.

Any healthcare component of the 大学 that enters into a contract with a third party that will be provided access to PHI must sign a business associate agreement (“BAA”). 的 大学’s form of BAA can be emailed upon request to privacyofficer@rockmark.net.

If you have any questions regarding MSU’s HIPAA隐私政策, are concerned that a breach of PHI may have occurred, or wish to file a complaint concerning the 大学’s Notice of Privacy Practices, please do not hesitate to contact the 大学’s 隐私官 at:

隐私官
十大博彩推荐排名州立大学
学术事务
1普通大街nue, 十大博彩推荐排名,新泽西07043
电话: 973-655-7781
电子邮件: privacyofficer@rockmark.net

If you have any questions regarding MSU’s HIPAA安全政策, are concerned that a breach of electronic PHI may have occurred, or wish to file a complaint concerning the 大学’s Notice of Privacy Practices, please do not hesitate to contact the 大学’s 安全官 at:

安全官
电子邮件: sec-official@rockmark.net