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Overcoming Barriers to Data-Sharing Related to the HIPAA Privacy Rule:  A Guide for State and Local Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs

This guide reviews HIPAA requirements and exceptions, focusing on those for public health agencies, and describes permissible uses of lead-related data under the HIPAA Privacy Rule. (PDF)

Source: Alliance for Healthy Homes

HIPAA Privacy Rule and Public Health

Source: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) 2003 (Vol. 52(S-1); 1-12. (PDF)

The Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Screening for Elevated Blood Lead Levels

Source: Pediatrics 101(6): 1072-1078 (1998)

Treatment Guidelines for Lead Exposure in Children (PDF)

Source: Pediatrics 96(1): 155-160 (1995)