requestforanaccountingofdisclosuresofprotectedhealth.docVIP

INDIVIDUAL’S RIGHT TO AN ACCOUNTING OF DISCLOSURES OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY HIPAA POLICY UNIFIED CLINICS POLICY: Pursuant to the HIPAA Privacy Rules, it is the policy of the Unified Clinics to provide individuals, upon request, with an accounting of the disclosures that we have made of their protected health information during the six years preceding their request, subject to the terms and conditions stated in this policy. If the individual has a personal representative, the personal representative may exercise this right on behalf of the individual. Process: The Unified Clinics will provide an accounting of all of the disclosures by Covered Components in the Unified Clinics or disclosures on behalf of the Unified Clinics by a Business Associate of an individual’s protected health information, except for the following: a. Disclosures for treatment, payment, or health care operations. b. Disclosures made with a signed individual authorization. c. Disclosures that are incident to other permitted disclosures. d. Disclosures to the individual personally. e. Disclosures to family or friends involved in an individual’s care. f. Disclosures of a limited data set. g. Disclosures for the facility’s directory. h. Disclosures for national security or intelligence purposes. i. Disclosures to correctional institutions or law enforcement officials. j. Disclosures made before April 14, 2003. The Covered Components of the Unified Clinics will keep track of all disclosures that we make of our individual’s protected health information, except for those disclosures listed in paragraph 1 above. The right of an individual to receive an accounting of the disclosures made to a health oversight agency or law enforcement official shall be suspended if: the agency or official provides a written statement that an accounting of the disclosures that have been or are being made to the agency or official would be reasonably likely to impede the agency or off