HIPAA Individuals’ Right to Access to Records. DHHS recently posted a lengthy document providing very detailed guidance on the individual’s right under HIPAA to access their health information (45 CFR §164.524). www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professional/privacy/ guidance /access. The OIG website http://oig.hhs.gov features monthly update podcasts. The January 2016 podcast discussed recent enforcement actions […]
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HIPAA Update: A New Permitted Disclosure for Certain Health Care Providers
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On January 6, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a Final Rule modifying the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The new Rule expressly permits the disclosure of PHI to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) for certain covered entities. The Rule aims to strengthen the accuracy of […]
Five Big Things That Have Changed Since You Adopted Your Compliance Program
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Vintage clothes, vintage wine and vintage cars are all great, but not vintage compliance policies. So what has changed that makes it vital for compliance policies and activities to be updated now? Updates to Compliance Guidance. The original compliance program guidance document was published in 1998 for hospitals, followed closely […]
Memory Care Endorsements and Sales Tax Exemptions to Support Nebraska’s Health Care System
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Legislative Bills 708 (Bolz), 774 (Scheer), and 1088 (Davis) relate to the health care needs of Nebraska. LB 708 allows health-care facilities providing memory care to include on their license a “memory care” endorsement, after applying and meeting certain qualifications. The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services […]
Legislation Supports Multiple Forms of Renewable Energy
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Nebraska legislators have proposed multiple bills to support wind, solar, and other forms of renewable energy by enacting tax credits and requiring the State to provide additional resources. On February 4, 2016, the Nebraska Legislature held a hearing for LB 736 (Friesen), a bill that clarifies that any public power […]
