What are the HIPAA Privacy Rules?
The Privacy Rules are mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”). Generally speaking, HIPAA governs many aspects of plan design and operation for group health plans sponsored by employers. The Privacy Rules are part of HIPAA’s Title II, which imposes so-called “Administrative Simplification” on these plans. The Privacy Rules control how a group health plan (and others) may use or disclose “Protected Health Information” (“PHI”), and require these plans to give participants and beneficiaries certain individual rights with respect to their personal PHI. For additional information and a copy of the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD HIPAA Privacy Notice, see the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Employee Handbook.
