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Policy No.: '''6305'''<br /> | Policy No.: '''6305'''<br /> | ||
Effective Date: | '''Effective Date: 10/28/22'''<br /> | ||
Revised Date: <br /> | '''Revised Date: 10/28/22<br /> | ||
'''Review Date: 07/24/24<br />''' | |||
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<big>'''Policy on Disclosure of PHI for Law Enforcement Purposes'''</big><br /><br /> | <big>'''Policy on Disclosure of PHI for Law Enforcement Purposes'''</big><br /><br /> | ||
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To establish guidelines for the disclosure of PHI for law enforcement purposes in accordance with HIPAA and University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) policies. | To establish guidelines for the disclosure of PHI for law enforcement purposes in accordance with HIPAA and University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) policies. | ||
==Policy== | ==Policy== | ||
UNMC shall disclose protected health information (PHI) for law enforcement purposes in accordance with the requirements of the [https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/ | UNMC shall disclose protected health information (PHI) for law enforcement purposes in accordance with the requirements of the [https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/php/resources/health-insurance-portability-and-accountability-act-of-1996-hipaa.html Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)] and UNMC policies to maintain confidentiality of PHI and protect patient privacy. | ||
==Procedures== | ==Procedures== | ||
===Disclosure of PHI for Law Enforcement Purposes=== | ===Disclosure of PHI for Law Enforcement Purposes=== | ||
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*Contact [mailto:unmcpublicsafety@unmc.edu Public Safety]; for Emergencies: 402-559-5555, 24 hours per day; for Dispatch: 402-559-5111, 24 hours per day | *Contact [mailto:unmcpublicsafety@unmc.edu Public Safety]; for Emergencies: 402-559-5555, 24 hours per day; for Dispatch: 402-559-5111, 24 hours per day | ||
*Risk (consult Web On Call or the hospital operator to reach on-call Risk staff) | *Risk (consult Web On Call or the hospital operator to reach on-call Risk staff) | ||
*General Counsel’s Office | *General Counsel’s Office | ||
*UNMC Policy No. 6045, [https://wiki.unmc.edu/index.php/Privacy/Confidentiality Privacy, Confidentiality and Security of Patient and Proprietary Information] | *UNMC Policy No. 6045, [https://wiki.unmc.edu/index.php/Privacy/Confidentiality Privacy, Confidentiality and Security of Patient and Proprietary Information] | ||
*UNMC Policy No. 6051, [https://wiki.unmc.edu/index.php/Computer_Use/Electronic_Information Computer Use/Electronic Information] | *UNMC Policy No. 6051, [https://wiki.unmc.edu/index.php/Computer_Use/Electronic_Information Computer Use/Electronic Information] | ||
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*Nebraska Medicine Legal Blood Alcohol Testing policy, ESD 06.005 | *Nebraska Medicine Legal Blood Alcohol Testing policy, ESD 06.005 | ||
*Nebraska Medicine Legal Drug/Alcohol Testing policy, PC18 | *Nebraska Medicine Legal Drug/Alcohol Testing policy, PC18 | ||
*[https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/ | *[https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/php/resources/health-insurance-portability-and-accountability-act-of-1996-hipaa.html Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)] | ||
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