06.01 - PHI/HIPAA

Question 1

What qualifies as PHI?

Answer 1

health info created/received by healthcare provider, health plan, health care clearinghouse, or EMS billing company

exists in verbal, written, or electronic form

info that identifies the individual / where there is a reasonable basis to believe it could
- relates to past/present/future physical or mental health or condition of an individual
- the provision of health care to an individual
- the past/present/future payment for the provision of health care to an individual

Question 2

is response information PHI?

Answer 2

response information classified as public record (dispatch time, units dispatched, receiving facility transport location) will remain as public record

Question 3

Identifying information classified as PHI

Answer 3

• names
• all elements of dates (except age) for dates directly related to an individual
• postal address
• geographic areas smaller than a FC supervisory district
• telephone / fax numbers
• e-mail addresses
• SSN
• medical record numbers
• health plan beneficiary numbers
• ID badge numbers
• VIN/license plates
• URLs and IP addresses
• biometric identifiers (finger/voice prints)
• full face photographic images
• any other unique identifying number, characteristic, or code