HIPAA Privacy
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 stricter Texas rules on electronic disclosure and on the records of clients age 60 and over.
About this policy
- Policy number
- TX-PRV-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 45 CFR Part 164 Subpart E
- Library
- Texas home care · 46 policies
- Category
- Privacy
- Sections
- 16
In short
- Use client information only to care for your own clients. Share it only with the office or people the client approved.
- Never talk about a client in public, in another client’s home, or on social media, even without a name.
- Do not take photos of clients, their homes, or their papers on your phone.
- If police, a lawyer, or anyone the client has not approved asks about a client, send them to the office.
- Tell the office right away if a folder, phone, or message with client information is lost or sent to the wrong person.
What's inside
16 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- 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
- 11. Compliance Monitoring
- 12. References
- 13. Related Policies and Forms
- 14. Approval
- 15. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- 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.
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