What responsibilities do counties and tribes have for issuing a Notice of Privacy Practices?
The Division of Health Care Financing (DHCF) distributed the HIPAA-required Notice of Privacy Practices to current enrollees in these programs: Medicaid (MA, Medical Assistance, T-19) programs including BadgerCare; Family Care; Healthy Start; Medical Assistance Purchase Plan (MAPP); Program for all Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE); Partnership; Community Options Program-Waiver; Community Integration Program II; Community Integration Program 1A; Community Integration Program 1B; Brain Injury Waiver; Community Supportive Living Arrangement. Separate but similar Notices were distributed for HIRSP and SeniorCare. DHCF will continue to issue the Notice to new enrollees in these programs. Because they are small health plans, no Notices are currently being distributed for WisconCare, Wisconsin Well Woman Program, or Chronic Disease. These Notices will be distributed by DHFS later, as these programs have until April 2004 to comply. Here is what counties and other DHFS business partners mu
