{"ref":"TX-HH-PRV-01","title":"HIPAA Privacy and OASIS Confidentiality","category":"Privacy","summary":"Explains who may see or receive a patient’s health information and when, the patient’s privacy rights and the time limits for each, the Notice of Privacy Practices and the OASIS privacy notice, the extra confidentiality of OASIS data, Texas rules on electronic disclosure and training, and how staff protect privacy in the home.","inShort":["Share patient information only with the patient, people they approved, the care team, and the doctor.","Give the Notice of Privacy Practices, and the OASIS privacy notice when OASIS is collected, at the start of care.","Send anyone else who asks, including police or lawyers, to the office.","Never post about a patient on social media, even without a name.","Tell the Privacy Official at once about any lost folder, wrong fax, or other privacy mistake."],"primaryCitation":"45 CFR Part 164 Subpart E","citations":["Tex. Health & Safety Code ch. 181","Tex. Health & Safety Code §181.101","Tex. Health & Safety Code §181.102","Tex. Health & Safety Code §181.105","Tex. Health & Safety Code §181.153","Tex. Health & Safety Code §181.154","Tex. Hum. Res. Code §102.003(j)","26 TAC §558.282(f)(7)","26 TAC §558.301(a)"],"federalCitations":["45 CFR Part 164 Subpart E","45 CFR §164.502","45 CFR §164.506","45 CFR §164.508","45 CFR §164.510","45 CFR §164.512","45 CFR §164.520","45 CFR §164.522","45 CFR §164.524","45 CFR §164.526","45 CFR §164.528","45 CFR §164.530","42 CFR §484.40","42 CFR §484.50(a)(1)(iii)","42 CFR §484.50(c)(6)","42 CFR §484.110(d)-(e)"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me the Notice of Privacy Practices this patient received and the acknowledgment. Where is the OASIS privacy notice?","Who is your Privacy Official? How do staff report a privacy problem?"],"forms":[{"ref":"TX-HH-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. OASIS Confidentiality","6. When Patient Information May Be Shared","7. Patient Privacy Rights","8. Procedure","9. Staff Training","10. Responsibilities","11. Records and Compliance Monitoring","12. References","13. Related Policies and Forms","14. Approval","15. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"tx-lhhs","state":"Texas","service":"Home health","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-health-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies and procedures are required for home health agencies?"},{"path":"/guides/home-health-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Home health Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Home Health Agency","legalName":"Sample Home Health Agency, LLC","logo":null}}