What is a Notice of Privacy Practices and who will receive it?
The HIPAA Privacy Rule requires covered health care providers and organizations, including health plans, to provide individuals with a Notice of Privacy Practices. The notice describes the policies and procedures in place to protect the privacy of individuals’ health information. The notice also explains certain individual rights granted by the law. adequate notice of the uses and disclosures of protected health information (PHI) and of the individual’s rights. What is protected health information (PHI)? PHI is protected health information created, received or transmitted by a health care provider or organization (including the UCC Medical and Dental Benefits Plan) that includes individually identifiable information about: • a patient’s health condition or history; • care for that condition; • payment for that care. What does the HIPAA Privacy Rule mean for the Pension Boards? The UCC Medical and Dental Benefits Plan, administered by the Pension Boards, is a covered entity under the HI
