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WEBBy Kim Stanger HIPAA applies to both covered entities (e.g., healthcare providers and health plans) and their business associates.A “business associate” is …

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HIPAA, E-mails, and Texts to Patients or Others

WEBConclusion. HIPAA allows covered entities and their business associates to communicate e-PHI with patients via e-mails and texts if either (1) the e-mails and texts …

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CMS Issues Final Rule for Hospitals & Home Health Agencies for …

WEBBy J. Malcolm (Jay) DeVoy and Lisa Carlson On September 26, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Department of Health and Human …

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HIPAA: Releases of Information v. Authorization

WEB1 Under HIPAA, a “personal representative” is the person who has authority to make healthcare decisions for the patient under applicable state law. (45 CFR …

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Use of PHI for Non-Patient Purposes Holland & Hart Health Law …

WEBHealth care operations. “A covered entity may use or disclose [PHI] for its own … health care operations” without the patient’s authorization. (45 C.F.R. § 164.506 …

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HIPAA, Patient Access, and Designated Record Sets

WEB3. Designated Record Set. HIPAA defines “designated record set” as: (1) A group of records maintained by or for a covered entity that is: (i) The medical records …

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Consent Holland & Hart Health Law Blog

WEBBy Kim Stanger. Except in emergencies, healthcare practitioners must generally obtain the patient’s informed consent before providing treatment. 1 If the …

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HIPAA: Responding to Subpoenas, Orders, and Administrative …

WEBby Kim Stanger, Holland & Hart LLP. The HIPAA privacy rules (45 CFR § 164.501 et seq.) generally prohibit healthcare providers (“Providers”) from disclosing …

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Modified HIPAA Rules for Sending Records to Third Parties

WEBBy Kim Stanger. Thanks to a federal judge, the Office for Civil Rights has modified its rules for sending records to third parties. Covered entities are no longer …

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HEALTHCARE FRAUD AND ABUSE: APPLYING THE LAWS

WEBSubmitting false or fraudulent claims, misrepresenting facts relevant to services, or engaging in other fraudulent practices. Violating Anti-Kickback Statute or Stark law. …

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The Idaho Medical Consent Act: Recent Amendments

WEB4. Patients Who Lack Capacity and Minors: Surrogate Decision-Makers.. If a person (i) “is not then capable of giving such consent” per the standard in I.C. § 39-4503; or (ii) the …

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Business Associates’ Use of Information for Their Own Purposes

WEBby Kim Stanger . Business associates may want to use a covered entity’s protected health information (“PHI”) for the business associates’ own purposes, e.g., for …

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PARENTS’ RIGHTS IN MEDICAL DECISION- MAKING ACT

WEBParent’s Right to Consent for Minors • “[C]onsent for the furnishing of health care services to any person who is an unemancipated minor must be given or refused by the parent of …

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Complying With HIPAA: A Checklist for Business Associates

WEBThe Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) is required to impose HIPAA penalties if the business associate acted with willful neglect, i.e., with “conscious, intentional failure …

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HIPAA and Records of Deceased Persons Holland & Hart Health …

WEB5. After 50 Years. HIPAA no longer applies to information of persons who have been deceased for more than 50 years. (45 CFR 160.103, definition of “protected …

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HIPAA, Business Associates, and the Conduit Exception

WEBThe HIPAA privacy and security rules impose significant requirements on covered entities and their business associates; violations may result in penalties ranging …

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To BAA or Not to BAA: Must You Have One

WEBSee 45 CFR 164.502 (e) (1). Therefore, any covered health care provider (or other covered entity) may share [PHI] with a health care provider for treatment purposes …

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Model Disclosure Notice Regarding Patient Protections …

WEBWho should get this notice . In general, providers and facilities must give the disclosure notice to individuals who are participants, beneficiaries, or enrollees of a group health …

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SAMPLE EMTALA POLICY

WEB2. Stabilizing Treatment. If the medical screening examination indicates that the person has an emergency medical condition, the Hospital will provide: (1) treatment within the …

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