Policy Statement (See HKI Policy and Procedure 300.014, for additional information.)
The purpose of this policy is to assure the privacy and confidentiality of protected personal health information. Hillsborough Kids, Inc. employees and volunteers shall not permit the unauthorized disclosure of protected health information except as permitted or required by law. The Hillsborough Kids, Inc. Policy complies with 45 C.F.R. Parts 160, 162, and 164, federal regulations promulgated pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and applicable Florida Statutes.
As defined by the Act, protected health information is information which can be used to identify an individual and which relates to the past, present or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual, provision of health care to an individual, or the past, present or future payment for health care provided to an individual.
As defined by the Act, disclosure means the release, transfer, provision of access to, or divulging in any other manner of information outside the entity holding the information.
Employees who disclose or permit the unlawful disclosure of protected health information will be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with Hillsborough Kids Inc. Standards of Conduct. Employees and volunteers who violate the privacy provisions of the Act may also be subjected to criminal penalties under Federal law.
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