THE HIPAA PRIVACY RULE: AN ICF/MR MANUAL This comprehensive, practical manual is currently being sold nationally by the American Health Care Association. (Ordering information is below). It was written by Carol Rolf and Aric Martin. In designing this manual, we have sought to provide an actual working tool that nursing homes can use to achieve compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996's (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. The manual consists of an executive summary of the salient features of the HIPAA Privacy Rule that can be used to bring all managers up to speed on the basics of what the rule requires. Then we have provided appendices in which we explain in detailed "Implementation Summaries" the areas of the rule summarized in the executive summary. We also provide numerous sample policies, agreements, and checklists. The manual is bound in a 3-ring binder for easy updating. We have provided an excerpt from the table of contents below: Background Executive Summary A. What Is HIPAA? B. Who Is Covered? C. What Is Covered? D. Compliance Date E. Penalties F. Enforcement G. Preemption H. Disclosure of Information: General Rule I. Consent J. Authorization K. Authorization Not Required L. Opportunity to Agree/Object M. Client's Representatives N. Verification of Identity & Authority O. Minimum Necessary Disclosure P. De-identification Q. Business Associates R. Marketing S. Fundraising T. Privacy Rights U. Administrative Requirements V. Whistleblowers W. Documentation X. Reporting Abuse or Neglect to State Agencies Y. Human Rights Committee Z. Individual Program Plan AA. Transitional Provisions Summary of Sample Documents Provided in the Appendices Applicability Checklist Implementation Checklist Use & Disclosure of Health Information Policy Notice of Information Practices (Policy & Notice) Consent (Policy & Consent) Authorization for the Release of Information Business Associate (Agreement, Addendum, and Exhibit) Right to Amend Health Information (Policy, Request to Amend, and Denial of Request to Amend) Right to Request a Restriction of Use or Disclosure Form Right to an Accounting of Disclosures (Policy, Request Form, Accounting Form) Privacy Officer Job Description Complaints (Policy & Complaint Form) The HIPAA Privacy Rule: An ICF/MR Manual may be ordered by contacting AHCA. Please note that group purchase discounts are available for chain organizations. AHCA Order online: Click here to go to AHCA's online bookstore and type in "HIPAA" as a search term.   | Practice Areas | Attorney Profiles | Publications | | Seminars | Screen for Exclusion | Contact Info | | Directions | Home | Rolf & Goffman Co., L.P.A. Phone 216-514-1100 E-mail info@rolfgoffman.com