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HIPAA
The
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
of 1996 is now a familiar element of the business of healthcare,
challenging the industry with a myriad of regulatory changes
related to privacy and information.
On April
14, 2003, the nation's healthcare providers faced the first
milestone provision of the sweeping federal privacy law, which
is the
deadline for compliance with the law's Standards for Privacy
of
Individually Identifiable Health Information.
CHA also
produced a HIPAA Overview, which explains the impact of HIPAA
on the release of patient information to the news media. Click
here to read the HIPAA Overview.
Related
Testimony
Wednesday,
March 20, 2002
SB
604, An Act Concerning The Protection Of Medical, Pharmacy,
And Other Confidential Information
CHA
submitted testimony requesting that the committee amend
the definition of "authorized person" in this bill to exclude
healthcare providers.
CHA's
testimony on this bill is attached.
Tuesday,
March 5, 2002
HB
5623, An Act Concerning Patient Access To Hospital Bills
CHA
submitted testimony in opposition to the bill in part because
hospitals are already required to provide itemized bills
upon request.
CHA's
testimony on this bill
SB
433, An Act Concerning Health Care Institutions
CHA
testified in support of this bill, which provides Medicaid
increases for HIPAA implementation costs and for increased
liability insurance costs. CHA requested that if the Committee
acts favorably on the bill, it should amend the bill to
include hospitals.
CHA's
testimony on this bill
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