Patient Confidentiality and HIPAA Privacy
Keeps patient information confidential as s. 400.494, F.S., and Rule 59A-8.022(2), F.A.C., require; allows disclosure only as the HIPAA Privacy Rule permits and, beyond treatment, payment, operations, and disclosures the law requires, with the patient's written consent or authorization; names the privacy official; sets how the notice of privacy practices is given and acknowledged; and sets the time frames for the patient's rights to see, copy, amend, restrict, and receive an accounting of disclosures. Adds the OASIS confidentiality rule for a Medicare-certified agency.
- Policy number
- FL-HH-PRV-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- s. 400.494, F.S.
- Library
- Florida home health · 57 policies
- Category
- Privacy
- Sections
- 20
In short
- Patient information is private. Look at or share only what you need to do your job.
- Give every new patient the Notice of Privacy Practices and ask them to sign the acknowledgment.
- Do not discuss patients in public places, on social media, or with your family and friends.
- Before you share information with a family member, check what the patient has agreed to.
- Send requests for records, and any privacy complaint, to the privacy official, Lee Sample.
What's inside
20 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (s. 400.494, F.S.)
- 5. Notice of Privacy Practices
- 6. Everyday Rules for Staff
- 7. Talking With Family, Friends, and Caregivers
- 8. Disclosures Without the Patient's Authorization
- 9. Authorizations
- 10. Patient Privacy Rights and Time Frames
- 11. Privacy Complaints, Sanctions, and Mitigation
- 12. Business Associates
- 13. Responsibilities
- 14. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 15. Staff Training
- 16. References
- 17. Related Policies and Forms
- 18. Approval
- 19. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Who is your privacy official? Show me your notice of privacy practices and this patient's signed acknowledgment.
- A patient's daughter calls asking how her mother is doing. What does your staff do?
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