How to make Policies and Forms available to Employees?

You may download individual policies, or you may download your package and extract all files. Below are some of the policies and forms that you may want to have readily available on a shared drive:

Step 2: Security Incident Procedures and Breach Notification Plan

         Security Incident Policy

         Security Incident Report – Breach Notification Report 

Step 3: HIPAA Policies and Procedures

         Device, Media Controls, Verbal, and Written Controls Policy

         Information Blocking Policy (or See Step 7 for additional information)

         Password Management Policy

         Patient Access to Medical Records Policy (Designated Record Set)

         Patient Accounting of Disclosures Policy

         Patient Amendment to Medical Records Policy (Designated Record Set)

         Patient Authorizations for the Release of their PHI Policy

         Patient Court Order & Subpoenas Policy

         Patient Information Blocking Policy

         Patient Medical Records – Uses for Treatment & Payment Policy

         Patient Nondiscrimination – Conscience Rights Policy

         Patient Notice of Privacy Practice – Complaint Policy

         Patient Personal Representative Policy

         Patient Research - De-identified PHI – Limited Data Set Policy

         Patient Restrictions – Do not File Insurance – Confidential Communications

         Protection from Malicious Code – Log-in Monitoring Policy

         Sanction Policy

         Workstation Use Policy

Step 4: HIPAA Forms and Documentation

         HIPAA at a Glance handout

         Information Blocking Exceptions Form

         Password Management Log

         Patient Access to Medical Records Request

         Patient Accounting of Disclosures Requests & Forms

         Patient Amendment to Medical Records Forms

         Patient Authorizations for the Release of their PHI Forms

         Patient Complaint for Privacy Violation Form

         Patient Confidentiality Communication Request Form      

         Patient Good Faith Estimate - Worksheet

         Patient Notice of Privacy Practices

         Patient Personal Representative Designation Form

         Patient Request for Restrictions – Do not File Insurance Form

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