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HIPAA is a federal law that deals with, among other things, the privacy of your health information. HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. It protects you against the misuse of your Protected Health Information, often called PHI, when the PHI is in the hands of a covered health care provider (doctor, hospital, laboratory, etc.) or health plan such as Employer Health Programs. PHI is individually identifiable health information about a person’s health, the treatment of his or her health condition, or billing or payment for a person’s health care services. PHI that is written on paper, contained in email, a fax, or a computer, or spoken is protected by HIPAA
Under HIPAA, Employer Health Programs must ask your permission to release your PHI to others, with some exceptions. HIPAA permits Employer Health Programs to share your PHI with others without your permission to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations. This means that Employer Health Programs may share your individually identifiable health information with other people to provide you with medical treatment and related services, to bill and collect payment for treatment and services, or to run or evaluate its business practices. Employer Health Programs may also share your PHI without your permission when it is required by law to do so (for example, in response to a subpoena) or otherwise when it is allowed by HIPAA to do so. For other purposes, such as sharing your PHI with your attorney, your child’s school, or even your husband or wife, you must first give Employer Health Programs permission to share the information.
For more information on the manner in which Employer Health Programs may use your PHI, with or without your permission, please see our Notice of Privacy Practices.
Authorization for Release of Health Information – Standing
This Authorization permits another person to access the plan member’s records and general information on an ongoing basis.
EXAMPLES:
Authorization for Release of Health Information – Unique/One Time Request
This Authorization permits another person to access the plan member’s records for the specific limited purpose noted on the authorization.
Request to Inspect and Obtain Copy of a Designated Record Set
This Authorization permits the plan member to receive copies of his or her own records.
Or faxed to: 410-424-4667