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Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Modifications
The Rule’s provision for modifications (§160.104) follow the same approach as the other HIPAA regulations. "The Secretary may adopt a modification at any time during the first year after the standard [rule] or implementation specification is initially adopted [the rule....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. Resources
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Initially the reader will find only a few Web site resources available. As with other HIPAA components, this will change as the industry matures in its understanding. Since the final Rule has already created comments, the Secretary has already indicated that several technical amendments wi....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Access of Individuals to Protected Health Information
Standard: Access to PHI—Right of Access
The Rule states (§164.524) that "an individual has a right of access to inspect and obtain a copy of PHI about the individual in a designated record set, for as long as the PH....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Amendment of Protected Health Information
Standard: Right to Amend
The Rule says (§164.526) that "an individual has the right to have a covered entity amend PHI or a record about the individual in a designated record set for as long as the PHI is maintained in the designate....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Consent for Use or Disclosures to Carry Out Treatment, Payment, or Health Care Operations
Standard: Consent Requirement
The Rule states (§164.506) that "a covered health care provider must obtain the individual’s consent, in accordance with this [Rule], prior to using or di....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Uses and Disclosures for Which Consent, an Authorization, or Opportunity to Agree or Object Is Not Required
The Rule states (§164.512) that "a covered entity may use or disclose PHI without the written consent or authorization of the individual as described in Consent for Uses or Di....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Administrative Requirements
Standard: Personnel Designations—Privacy Officer
The Rule states (§164.530(1)(i)) that: "A covered entity must designate a privacy official who is responsible for the development and implementation of the policies and procedures of the entit....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Uses and Disclosures for Which an Authorization Is Required
Standard: Authorizations for Uses and Disclosures
Authorizations Required: General Rule
The Rule states (§164.508) that except as otherwise permitted or required by [the Rule], a covered entity may not use or discl....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Definitions
Definitions play a key role in the Privacy Rule, and there are a number of definitions provided in the final rule: §160.103 (65FR82798), §160.202 (65FR82800), §164.501 (65FR82803), and §164.504 (65FR82802). Due to their detail, several of the definitions are important componen....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Uses and Disclosures of De-Identified Protected Health Information
Standard: Uses and Disclosures to Create De-Identified Information
The Rule (§164.502(c)) states "a covered entity may use PHI to create information that is not individually identifiable health information o....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Application to Specific Entities
Essentially, the Rule (§160.102) covers the three entity groups mentioned specifically in HIPAA and in the previously published Transactions and Code Sets (TCS) rule. The "covered entities" are:
Health plans
Clearinghouses
Provide....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Background and History
As noted at the beginning of this document, the final HIPAA privacy rule was published in the Federal Register on December 28, 2000. The content of the final rule was determined on the basis of the content of and comments to the NPRM published in November....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Accounting of Disclosures of Protected Health Information
Standard: Right to an Accounting of Disclosures of PHI
The Rule states (§164.528) that "an individual has a right to receive an accounting of disclosures of PHI made by a covered entity in the six [6] years prior to....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy | AHIMA regulation analysis
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Notes
Readers will notice that some word such as "healthcare" may be written in more than one way in this analysis. Style guides often require the term "healthcare" be stated as such, however, the federal government uses the term as "health care." In this document we will be using the te....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Rights to Request Privacy Protection for Protected Health Information
Standard: Right of an Individual to Request Restriction of Uses and Disclosures of PHI
The Rule provides a standard (§164.522) that states that "a covered entity must permit an individual to request that....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Uses and Disclosures Requiring an Opportunity for the Individual to Agree or to Object
The Rule states (§164.510) that "a covered entity may use or disclose PHI without the written consent or authorization of the individual as described in the sections..[on Consents and Au....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Uses and Disclosure of Protected Health Information: General Rules
Standard: General
DHHS takes the approach to privacy-based on who, when, and under what circumstances protected health information (PHI) can and cannot be used. To further clarify the Rule’s intent, it has been writte....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Uses and Disclosures: Organizational Requirements
Hybrid Entities
Standard/Specification: Healthcare Component
The discussion in this part of the Rule (§164.504) notes that except for where it is specifically noted, when dealing with a hybrid entity [see Definitions], the r....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Preemption of State [and other] Law[s]
{The preemption of state law remains one of the more controversial issues with Privacy. Parties generally disagreed on three specific issues. First, various groups that include AHIMA support complete preemption to establish a uniform national standar....
AHIMA Comments on Privacy Rule
Author: Asmonga, Donald D.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2000
On January 18, 2000, AHIMA submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the proposed rule for 45 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Parts 160 through 164: "Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information." The proposed rule....
AHIMA's Comments on Notice of Proposed Rule-making Regarding Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: January 20, 2000
January 20, 2000
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Attention: Privacy-P
Room G-322A Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D. C. 20201
State Health Privacy Regulation--the Latest Controversy
Author: Frawley, Kathleen A.; Asmonga, Donald D.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 1999
One of the most confusing, complex, and controversial aspects of the health information confidentiality debate is the issue of federal preemption of state laws, regulations, and statutes. Some organizations, like AHIMA, support complete preemption of state laws to provide for a uniform....
Analysis of H.R. Confidentiality Bills, 106th Congress
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA regulation analysis
Publication Date: April 14, 1999
AHIMA's Response to HCFA on the Notice of Proposed Rule-Making on the Proposed Prospective Payment System for Hospital Outpatient Services
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: January 06, 1999
Text:
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is pleased to have the opportunity to submit comments on the proposed prospective payment system for hospital outpatient services.
Description of the Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) Groups
W....
HHS Publishes Notice of Proposed Rule Making for Security, Electronic Signature Standards
Author: Frawley, Kathleen A.; Asmonga, Donald D.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 1998
On August 12, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the notice of proposed rule making on standards for the security of individual health information and electronic signature use by health plans, healthcare clearinghouses and healthcare providers. These standards are part....
First Notices of Proposed Rule Making for HIPAA Requirements Issued
Author: Frawley, Kathleen A.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1998
The first two notices of proposed rule making outlining the proposed requirements for compliance with the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) were scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on May 7, 1998. One notice focuses on the pro....
Guidebook for Effective Interaction with Federal and State Governments [downloadable PDF file]
Author: AHIMA Legislative Advisory Council; GRQ Inc.
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 1998
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