HIPAA's Privacy Controls: Restrictions requested by an individual
HIM Connection, October 20, 2009
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Under the HITECH Act, when an individual request that a CE not release PHI to a health plan for payment or healthcare operations (i.e., not for treatment), and the provider has been paid “out of pocket in full,” the CE must comply. This is a change to the HIPAA rule, which permitted the CE to deny restrictions requested by an individual.
If accepting such restrictions is new for a CE, and the CE uses BAs to perform work that can result in the release of PHI to health plans, the CE and BA(s) must develop a process to restrict selected disclosure. This would apply to providers using a billing service to submit electronic claims to health plans, for example.
Note: This information is from The HIPAA and HITECH Toolkit: A Business Associate and Covered Entity Guide to Privacy and Security by Kate Borten, CISSP, CISM. For ordering information, visit the HCMarketplace or call 887-727-1728.
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