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Privacy Policy
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HIPAA Provision for Public Health
Reporting:
The
Southeast District Health Department is an agency of the State
of Nebraska and is conducting the activity described there in
its capacity as a public health authority as defined by the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA), Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable
Health Information; Final Rule (Privacy Rule) [45 CFR -
164.501]. Pursuant to 45 CFR - 164.512(b) of the Privacy Rule,
covered entities such as your organization may disclose,
without individual authorization, protected health information
to public health authorities " authorized by law to collect
or receive such information for the purpose of preventing
or controlling disease, injury, or disability, including, but
not limited to, the reporting of disease, injury, vital
events such as birth or death, and the conduct of public
health surveillance, public health investigations, and public
health interventions".
The
Southeast District Health Department is conducting
investigation on a patient with a reportable disease (as
defined by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human
Services Regulation and Licensure), a public health activity
as described by 45 CFR - 164.512(b), and is authorized by Neb.
Rev. Stat. -71-503.01. The information being requested
represents the minimum necessary to carry out the public
health purposes of this activity pursuant to 45 CFR -
164.514(d) of the Privacy Rule.
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