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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act
The following provides information related to the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act which generally provdes health insurance coverage
for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs.
Non-CDC Links
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
(HIPPA) established a foundation of Federal protections for the privacy
of protected health information. Click here to read the rule, background
information, and educational resources.
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/.
(Posted: 04/17/2007)
Items
- Michigan. A memorandum issued by the Director
of the Michigan Department of Community Health pertaining to the HIPAA
Privacy Regulations and the disclosure of protected health information
by health providers for the prevention and control of the spread of
diseases.
(PDF file)
(Posted: 08/05/2004)
- ASTHO’s Information Management for State Health Officials: Public
Health, Law Enforcement, and Privacy Issues is an issue report examining
the benefits derived from the “culture of cooperation” that has risen
through recent partnerships between public health and law enforcement.
http://www.astho.org/pubs/LawEnforcementIssueReport.pdf.
(Posted: 04/18/2007)
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