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To establish guidelines for the disclosure of PHI as permitted or required by law in accordance with HIPAA and University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) policies. | To establish guidelines for the disclosure of PHI as permitted or required by law in accordance with HIPAA and University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) policies. | ||
==Policy== | ==Policy== | ||
UNMC shall disclose Protected Health Information (PHI) as permitted or required by law in accordance with the requirements of the [https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/ | UNMC shall disclose Protected Health Information (PHI) as permitted or required by law 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== | ||
Disclosures of PHI may be made without a written Individual authorization for the following purposes. Any other disclosures not described below cannot be made unless specifically authorized by another UNMC policy, the Privacy Office, or General Counsel’s office. Unless otherwise provided by UNMC Policy No. 6057, [https://wiki.unmc.edu/index.php/Use_and_Disclosure_of_Protected_Health_Information Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information], all disclosures of PHI permitted by this policy or any other UNMC policy are limited to the minimum necessary to accomplish the intended purpose of the use, disclosure or request. All disclosures, regardless if a written Individual authorization is required or not for any given disclosure, must be documented in the EMR. If a written Individual authorization is required, such authorization must be included in the patient’s medical record.<br /> | Disclosures of PHI may be made without a written Individual authorization for the following purposes. Any other disclosures not described below cannot be made unless specifically authorized by another UNMC policy, the Privacy Office, or General Counsel’s office. Unless otherwise provided by UNMC Policy No. 6057, [https://wiki.unmc.edu/index.php/Use_and_Disclosure_of_Protected_Health_Information Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information], all disclosures of PHI permitted by this policy or any other UNMC policy are limited to the minimum necessary to accomplish the intended purpose of the use, disclosure or request. All disclosures, regardless if a written Individual authorization is required or not for any given disclosure, must be documented in the EMR. If a written Individual authorization is required, such authorization must be included in the patient’s medical record.<br /> | ||
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*Nebraska Medicine Infant Drug Testing Guidelines for Providers policy, SH21 | *Nebraska Medicine Infant Drug Testing Guidelines for Providers policy, SH21 | ||
*Nebraska Medicine Drug Testing Guidelines for Providers: Pregnant and Postpartum Patients policy, AD48 | *Nebraska Medicine Drug Testing Guidelines for Providers: Pregnant and Postpartum Patients policy, AD48 | ||
*[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)] | ||
This page maintained by [mailto:mhurlocker@unmc.edu mh]. | This page maintained by [mailto:mhurlocker@unmc.edu mh]. | ||