Articles Tagged With: enforcement
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Supreme Court Ruling Provides Clarity on Law Enforcement-Requested Blood Draws
Law enforcement requests for blood alcohol levels are legally complex for ED providers. A Supreme Court ruling states no warrant is needed to draw blood from unconscious patients suspected of driving intoxicated.
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Enforcement Action Follows Predictable Path, Starts With a Letter
The Office for Civil Rights usually has much less patience and understanding when the covered entity or business associate has not adopted required HIPAA policies and procedures, has not properly trained and retrained its employees (no less often than once per year), failed to conduct required periodic enterprise-wide risk assessments, or failed to investigate and report a breach timely.
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You Must Respond Carefully When You Are Served With a Subpoena
Responding to subpoenas is a routine task for risk managers and general counsel, but just because it is routine doesn’t mean it should be taken lightly. There are right and wrong ways to respond, and your actions at this early stage of potential litigation can affect the outcome later.
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What Can Members of Patient Access Staff Disclose to Law Enforcement?
Jeffery Young, CHPA, CPP, president of the International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety, says a patient’s protected health information can be disclosed to law enforcement without the individual’s signed Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act authorization in these situations: