Privacy Laws, Regulations & Policies
The VA Privacy Service ensures that VA policies comply with Federal regulatory requirements and legislative mandates and it promulgates those policies throughout VA. |
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The development of appropriate directives and handbooks ensures VA's compliance with Federal regulatory requirements and legislative mandates. |
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1. Privacy Laws Governing the Public Sector
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2. U.S. Federal Government Policies
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3. VA Privacy Directives, Handbooks and Notices
To view the following documents click on the "VA Directives and Handbooks" link below. |
- VA Directives and Handbooks
- VA Directive 6066, Protected Health Information (PHI)
- VA Directive 6361, Ensuring the Quality of Information Disseminated by VA
- VA Directive 6371, Destruction of Temporary Paper Records
- VA Directive 6500, Information Security Program
- VA Directive 6502, VA Enterprise Privacy Program
- VA Directive 6502.3, Web Page Privacy Policy
- VA Directive 6609, Mailing of Personally Identifiable and Sensitive Information
- VA Handbook 6300.4, Procedures for Processing Requests for Records Subject to the Privacy Act
- VA Handbook 6300.5, Procedures for Establishing and Managing Privacy Act System of Records
- VA Handbook 6300.6/1, Procedures for Releasing Lists of Veterans' and Dependents' Names and Addresses
- VA Handbook 6310.2, Collections of Information Procedures
- VA Handbook 6502.1, Privacy Violation Tracking System (PVTS)
- VA Handbook 6502.2, Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA)
- VA Handbook 6502.3 Web Page Privacy Policy
- VHA Directive 1605, VHA Privacy Program
- VHA Directive 2004-050, Mandated Utilization of ROI Records Management Software
- VHA Directive 2003-024, Facility Directory Opt-Out
- VHA Directive 2003-025, Confidential Communications
- VHA Directive 2007-040, Appointment of Facility Information Security Officer (ISO) and Privacy Officer to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) or the Research and Development (R&D) Committee
- VHA Handbook 1600.01, Business Associate Agreements
- VHA Handbook 1605.1, Privacy and Release of Information - Issued May 2006
- VHA Handbook 1605.2, Minimum Necessary Standard for Protected Health Information
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4. Veterans Confidentiality Statutes
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General Contacts
For more information, contact the VA Privacy Service at 202.273.5070 or privacyservice@va.gov.
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