Policies and Procedures

CM-53 - HIPAA Privacy Policies

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) (P. L. 104-191) is an amendment to the Social Security Act. Its primary purpose is to place restrictions on what can be categorized as pre-existing conditions when an employee moves from one job to another. However, Title II of the Act, entitled Administrative Simplification, sets new requirements for healthcare providers, payers and clearinghouses in the areas of privacy, information security, and electronic data interchange. In accordance with these requirements, the following LSUHSC privacy policies have been enacted.

 
  1. Privacy Notice Policy: Notice of Privacy Practices Policy
  2. Patient Information Policy: Privacy Official and Complaint Contact
  3. Patient Information Policy: Accounting of Disclosures of Protected Health Information
  4. Minimum Necessary Policy: Minimum Necessary Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information
  5. Patient Information Policy: Whistleblower/Non-Retaliation
  6. Mitigation Policy: Breach Mitigation and Notification Policy
  7. Patient Information Policy: Training and Education Requirements for Members of the LSU System Facility Workforce
  8. Documentation Policy: Documentation Requirements
  9. Restriction Policy: Patient's Request for Restriction of Uses and Disclosures of Their Protected Health Information
  10. Patient Information Policy: Patient's Right of Access to and Obtain a Copy of their Protected Health Information
  11. Patient Information Policy: Patient's Right to Request an Amendment to their Protected Health Information
  12. Patient Information Policy: Patient's Right to Request and to Receive Confidential Communications by Alternative Means or at Alternative Locations
  13. Patient Information Policy: Safeguards
  14. Patient Information Policy: Limited Data Set
  15. Patient Information Policy: De-Identification of Protected Health Information
  16. Treatment Payment Operations Policy: Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information for Payment, Treatment and Health Care Operations
  17. Patient Information Policy: Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information for Facility Directory Purposes
  18. Patient Information Policy: Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information for Marketing Purposes
  19. Human Subject /Patient Policy: Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information for Research
  20. Patient Information Policy: Use or Disclosure of Protected Health Information That Require an Individual's Written Authorization
  21. Patient Information Policy: Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information to Persons Involved in the Patient's Care and For Notification Purposes
  22. Patient Information Policy: Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information to Business Associates
  23. Patient Information Policy: Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information for Fundraising
  24. Discipline Policy: Employee Conduct and Disciplinary Sanctions