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Frequently Asked Questions
- Do North Carolina local health departments need
written permission to disclose PHI for purposes of
treatment, payment, and health care operations? VIEW
(pdf)
- What are the HIPAA "Administrative Simplification"
regulations? VIEW
- Who is required to comply with the HIPAA Administrative
Simplification regulations? VIEW
- Is the county the "covered entity" or
is each individual department a "covered entity"? VIEW
- What is a "hybrid entity" and how is it
relevant to local governments? VIEW
- Who should submit a "compliance plan"
to DHHS to obtain a one-year extension for compliance
with the Transactions and Code Sets regulations? VIEW
- Are local environmental health programs required
to comply with the HIPAA medical privacy regulation? VIEW
- What are a covered entity’s obligations regarding
the individual right to an accounting of disclosures
of protected health information? VIEW
- How does the HIPAA Privacy Rule apply to schools? VIEW
- Who may present a child for immunizations at a local
health department and sign forms related to those
immunizations (such as the acknowledgment of receipt
of the notice of privacy practices)? VIEW
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