ROWAN UNIVERSITY POLICY
Title: Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information
Subject: Office of Compliance & Corporate Integrity (OCCI)
Policy No: OCCI:2013:P01
Applies: RowanSOM
Issuing Authority: Rowan President & RowanSOM Dean
Responsible Authority: RowanSOM Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer & Rowan Security Officer
Adopted:
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01/27
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Amended:
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07/01/2013
Reviewed:
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01/12
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/2015
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PURPOSE
To ensure Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine (RowanSOM) compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 and Omnibus Privacy Final Rule of 2013 and to establish standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information.
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ACCOUNTABILITY
Under the direction of the President, the Dean, Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer, General Counsel, Vice President for Research, Rowan Security Officer and the Vice President, Supply Chain Management shall ensure compliance with this policy.
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APPLICABILITY
This policy shall apply to health information that is generated during provisions of health care services to patients in any of RowanSOM's patient care units, patient care centers or faculty practices as well as Human Subjects research under the auspices of RowanSOM or by any of its agents in all RowanSOM, departments and RowanSOM owned or operated facilities.
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REFERENCES
A. 45 CFR, 160, Code of Federal Regulations, Title 45, Part 160, Subpart C, General Administrative Requirements, Compliance and Enforcement
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H. Omnibus Privacy Final Rule of 2013
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POLICY
A. RowanSOM will implement and maintain a Privacy Program to assure compliance with state and federal laws and RowanSOM policies protecting the confidentiality of individually identifiable health information of its patients and/or Human Subjects. The Privacy Program will complement the Information Security policies of RowanSOM.
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By Direction of the President:
SIGNATURE ON FILESignature on file
RowanSOM Chief Compliance & Privacy Officer
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