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• HIPAA
• HIPAA & DOH
• Business Associates
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Complaint Process
• Disclosing Health Information
• FAQ's
• Helpful
HIPAA Links
• Privacy Office
• Privacy Notice
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Washington State Department of Health
HIPAA HOME PAGE
In fulfilling its
mission to protect and improve the health of people in Washington,
the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) understands and respects
the privacy of the healthcare information we receive, use and disclose.
We know that your confidence in our care of your health information is
critical to you and essential for us to do our work.
There are already
very strict state laws that protect your healthcare information. Now,
federal law, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA), adds a few requirements for covered agencies, like DOH.
Our HIPAA website
includes information about the impact of HIPAA on our work inside DOH,
and with our partners and colleagues in the community. Clients of our
Metabolic Treatment Product Program in Newborn Screening will be especially
interested in our Privacy Notice, Privacy Office and Privacy Complaint
Process sites. Our community partners will find useful information on
the FAQ’s and Disclosing Individually Identifiable Information to the
Department of Health sites. Our Helpful HIPAA Links site is excellent
jumping off point for finding information from national sources.
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