{"ref":"GA-HC-PRV-01","title":"HIPAA Privacy","category":"Privacy","summary":"Explains how staff protect clients' health information: who may see it, when it may be shared, and what clients can ask for, applying the HIPAA Privacy Rule together with the Georgia rule that limits disclosure of client records to a short list of people.","inShort":["Talk about a client only with the client, the responsible party and Agency staff who need to know.","Send every request for client information, from family, police, lawyers or anyone else, to the office.","Never photograph clients, their homes or papers, and never post about a client online, even without a name.","Give each new client the Notice of Privacy Practices and get the signed acknowledgment.","Tell the office at once if client information may have been seen or sent to the wrong person."],"primaryCitation":"45 CFR Part 164 Subpart E","citations":["Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.09(4)(b)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.09(4)(b)2","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.12(2)(g)","O.C.G.A. §30-5-4(d)"],"federalCitations":["45 CFR Part 164 Subpart E","45 CFR §160.103","45 CFR §160.203","45 CFR §164.502","45 CFR §164.506","45 CFR §164.508","45 CFR §164.510","45 CFR §164.512","45 CFR §164.514","45 CFR §164.520","45 CFR §164.522","45 CFR §164.524","45 CFR §164.526","45 CFR §164.528","45 CFR §164.530"],"surveyorAsks":["Who is your privacy official, and where is that designation recorded?","Show me your Notice of Privacy Practices and the signed acknowledgment for a client admitted this quarter."],"forms":[{"ref":"GA-HC-PRV-01-A","title":"Notice of Privacy Practices"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (45 CFR Part 164 Subpart E)","5. When Client Information May Be Shared","6. Client Privacy Rights","7. Procedure","8. Staff Training","9. Responsibilities","10. Records and Compliance Monitoring","11. References","12. Related Policies and Forms","13. Approval","14. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"ga-phc","state":"Georgia","service":"Home care","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-care-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies does a home care agency need?"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}