Patient Privacy Flashcards
Disclosure of PHI relating to the following public health and safety interest purposes shall be handled by the
JFRD Records Specialist or Privacy Officer
All request for information from the news media shall be directed to the _______ or _______ in accordance with SOG 429.
Public information officer (PIO) or on scene District chief
Only those individuals with documented permission from the _______ are permitted to deviate from this policy as it relates to taking pictures or videos
Director/Fire Chief
Uniformed personnel should I wear class _ or class _ uniform when appearing in person or via videoconference for a JFRD related subpoena.
Class B and class C
Personnel who receive a subpoena to appear for testimony or disposition shall immediately forward it to the
Privacy Officer at JFRDPrivacy@coj.net
Subpoena for personal appearance
Once the date, time and location of the appearance are scheduled, personnel shall notify their ______ to ensure proper time record entry and compensation
District chief
Personnel who receive a subpoena requesting the production of JFRD documents or fines shall immediately forward the subpoena to the ____ ____
Records specialist at JFRDRecordsRequest@coj.net
•TYPE OF REQUEST
Request to access health information
• FORM TO BE USED
Request access to health information
• PROCESS
requests will be handled _______
Read pg 18
Within 30 calendar days
Reporting a violation or filing a complaint
Individuals may also file a complaint with the ________ by sending a letter to 200 Independence Ave., Southwest Washington DC 20201
HSS Office for Civil Rights
Work force sanctions
Penalties for violations of HIPPA, whether deliberate or unintentional can range from moderate to severe it may also include civil monetary fines, imposed by the
Department of health and human services office of civil rights
Is PHI that has not been rendered unusable, unreadable, or indescribable to unauthorized individuals using a technology or methodology specified by HHS, such as encryption.
“unsecured protected health information”
Breach notification will occur within ___ days of incident and include notifying news media or posting online if breached affected more than ____ patients, as required by law.
60 days
500 patients
Patient privacy training
Subsequent in re-current training shall occur on a _____ basis as assigned by the _______
Biannual basis
Division chief of training