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HIPAA AND PRIVACY AT FAU

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ (FAU) is committed to providing quality health care, which includes respecting patients’ and clinical research subjects’ rights to maintain the privacy or confidentiality of their health information.Ìý FAU’s commitment includes ensuring appropriate security of protected health information.Ìý The standards for protecting patient health information and securing electronic protected health information are contained in federal laws known as Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.Ìý ÌýThis website list policies related to HIPAA compliance for FAU.

FAU HIPAA Policies

HIPAA PRIVACY AND SECURITY POLICIES

• Overview of Components and Entities
• Policy on Notice of Privacy Practices
• Policy on Use and Disclosure of Protected Health InformationÌý
• Policy on Minimum Necessary Use
• Policy on Disclosure to Personal Representatives
• Policy on Access to Personal Health Records
• Request to Restrict Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information (PHI)
• Request for Confidential Communications
• HIPAA Training
• e-PHI Breach Policy
• Security Incident Procedures Policy
• Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information for Fundraising
• HIPAA Policy on Mobile Devices
• Requests to Amend Protected Health Information (PHI)

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HIPAA TECHNOLOGY SECURITY POLICIES

• Information Access Management Policy
• Information Access and Security Policy
• Technical Safeguards and Authentication Policy
• Workstation and Network Appropriate Use Policy
• Physical Safeguards Policy

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HIPAA RESEARCH POLICIES AND GUIDANCE

• HIPAA and Research

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HIPAA TASK FORCE CHARTER

• HIPAA Task Force Charter