Public Health Uses and Disclosures Archives - HIPAA Templates

To provide individuals with an accounting for disclosures, does a covered entity have to document each medical record that may be accessed by a public health authority in the course of surveillance activities that involve all patient records?

The Privacy Rule does not require a notation in each [...]

Jason Russell2020-09-10T20:17:23-04:00Public Health Uses and Disclosures, Right to an Accounting of Disclosures|

Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s public health provision permit covered health care providers to disclose protected health information concerning the findings of pre-employment physicals, drug tests, or fitness-for-duty examinations to an individuals employer?

The public health provision permits covered health care providers to [...]

Jason Russell2020-09-10T21:40:45-04:00Public Health Uses and Disclosures, Smaller Providers and Businesses|

Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s public health provision permit covered entities to disclose protected health information without authorization to a manufacturer of a product regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use by the manufacturer to assess the effectiveness of its marketing campaign?

No. The public health provision is intended to facilitate the [...]

Jason Russell2020-09-07T21:04:36-04:00Public Health Uses and Disclosures|

Is a covered entity permitted to disclose protected health information under the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s public health provision when the link between an averse event and a product regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is only suspected?

Yes. In most instances when a covered entity makes an [...]

Jason Russell2020-09-10T21:40:19-04:00Public Health Uses and Disclosures, Smaller Providers and Businesses|

To whom may covered entities make public health disclosures regarding a product regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) when more than one person is identified on the product label?

Covered entities may identify persons responsible for an FDA-regulated product [...]

Jason Russell2020-09-10T21:39:56-04:00Public Health Uses and Disclosures, Smaller Providers and Businesses|

Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s public health provision permit covered entities to disclose protected health information to authorities such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH)?

The definition of a “public health authority” requires that an [...]

Jason Russell2020-09-07T20:52:26-04:00Public Health Uses and Disclosures|

May covered entities disclose facially identifiable protected health information, such as name, address, and social security number, for public health purposes?

Yes. The HIPAA Privacy Rule permits covered entities to disclose [...]

Jason Russell2020-09-10T21:39:35-04:00Public Health Uses and Disclosures, Smaller Providers and Businesses|

Does the public health provision of the HIPAA Privacy Rule require covered entities to make public health disclosures?

No. The Privacy Rule’s public health provision permits, but does [...]

Jason Russell2020-09-10T21:39:13-04:00Public Health Uses and Disclosures, Smaller Providers and Businesses|

Must a health care provider or other covered entity obtain permission from a patient prior to notifying public health authorities of the occurrence of a reportable disease?

No. All States have laws that require providers to report [...]

Jason Russell2020-09-10T21:38:44-04:00Public Health Uses and Disclosures, Smaller Providers and Businesses|

Must a covered entity provide an accounting for disclosures if the only information disclosed to a public health authority is in the form of a limited data set?

No, a covered entity is not required to provide an [...]

Jason Russell2020-09-10T21:41:45-04:00Limited Data Set, Public Health Uses and Disclosures, Right to an Accounting of Disclosures, Smaller Providers and Businesses|