HIPAA AND RESEARCH: GUIDELINES AND FORMS

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The Office of Research Services has collected this information to assist the research community at our institution in complying with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). 

Policy and Procedures

• Privacy Policy and Procedures for Clinical Research 
   
• LSUHSC-NO CM-53 HIPAA Privacy Policies
   
• Policy Regarding Collection of Personal Identifiers for Paid Clinical Trial Participants
   

Guidance

• General Guidance
   
• Waivers of HIPAA Authorization and Informed Consent
   
• Privacy Notice
   
• Use of Protected Health Information During Activities Prepatory to Research
   
• HIPAA Data Guidance 
   

Forms

• Business Associate Addendum
   
• Certification of Research on Decedent Information
   
• HIPAA Authorization Forms
   
• Notice of Privacy Practices (only required for treatment studies) 
   
• Privacy Notice Acknowledgment (only required for treatment studies)
   
• Request for Review of Protect Health Information Prepatory to Research 
   

Links to Additional Information

• HIPAA Privacy Rule
   
• DHHS Guidance on HIPAA and Research
   
• LSUHSC-NO Office of Compliance Programs
   
  • Human Subjects/Patient Policy: Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information for Research
     
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) 
     
• Office of Civil Rights
   
  • Guidance on the Entire Privacy Rule
     
  • Research Section of OCR Guidance
     

 

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