Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule require covered entities to keep patients’ medical records for any period of time?
No, the HIPAA Privacy Rule does not include medical record [...]
How should home health workers or other workforce members of a covered entity dispose of protected health information that they use off of the covered entity’s premises?
The HIPAA Privacy Rule requires that covered entities develop and [...]
May a covered entity reuse or dispose of computers or other electronic media that store electronic protected health information?
Yes, but only if certain steps have been taken to [...]
May a covered entity hire a business associate to dispose of protected health information?
Yes, a covered entity may, but is not required to, [...]
May a covered entity dispose of protected health information in dumpsters accessible by the public?
No, unless the protected health information (PHI) has been rendered [...]
What do the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules require of covered entities when they dispose of protected health information?
The HIPAA Privacy Rule requires that covered entities apply appropriate [...]