HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) generally requires covered entities to receive authorization from an individual before using or making disclosures to others about protected health information (PHI). An authorization is required if a use or disclosure of PHI is for purposes that are unrelated to treatment, payment, health care operations, unless disclosure is otherwise required or permitted by HIPAA (for instance it is a requirement of law).
DHSS has created a HIPAA compliant authorization form for use by DHSS agencies to ensure any use or disclosures of PHI is completed in compliance with HIPAA.
Click here for Authorization Form
Below are some helpful links leading to more information
on HIPAA Privacy.Information on the Privacy Rule
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/finalreg.html
DHHS OCR website (lots of great HIPAA resources):
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
Information regarding the Security Rule:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/SecurityStandard/Downloads/securityfinalrule.pdf
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Information on the Transaction and code set Rule:
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http://www.cms.hhs.gov/TransactionCodeSetsStands/02
_TransactionsandCodeSetsRegulations.asp
Information about the provider, plan and employer identifier rules:
http://www.hss.state.ak.us/das/is/hipaa/identifiers.htm
Download the implementation guides that are to be used for the transaction
and code set standards from Washington Publishing Company website:
http://www.wpc-edi.com/hipaa/HIPAA_40.asp
Public Law 104-191:
http://aspe.hhs.gov/admnsimp/pl104191.htm
The Federal Register making a correction to the date
that these provisions expire
For questions regarding HIPAA Privacy, please contact
Randall Schlapia, DHCS Deputy Director