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The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) shall provide information to the patient and obtain general consent using the appropriate Conditions of Treatment Form prior to providing treatment or services. | The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) shall provide information to the patient and obtain general consent using the appropriate Conditions of Treatment Form prior to providing treatment or services. | ||
== Definitions == | == Definitions == | ||
'''Protected Health Information (PHI)''' | '''Protected Health Information (PHI)''' | ||
Individually identifiable health information including demographic information, collected from an Individual, whether oral or recorded in any medium, that: | |||
* is created or received by UNMC/ACE; and | |||
* relates to the past, present or future physical or mental health or condition of an Individual; the provision of health care to an Individual; or the past, present or future payment for the provision of health care to an Individual and identifies the Individual or with respect to which there is a reasonable basis to believe the information can be used to identify the Individual. | |||
PHI includes genetic information, which includes information about: | |||
* an Individual’s genetic tests; | |||
* the genetic tests of an Individual’s family members; or | |||
* the manifestation of a disease or disorder in such Individual’s family members (i.e., family medical history). | |||
PHI excludes: | |||
* individually identifiable health information of a person who has been deceased for more than fifty (50) years. | |||
* education records covered by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA); and | |||
* employment records held by UNMC in its role as employer. | |||
==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||
*Contact [mailto:dbishop@unmc.edu Privacy Officer] | *Contact [mailto:dbishop@unmc.edu Privacy Officer] |