HIPAA Privacy Rule and Public
Health
Guidance from CDC and the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services*
The
guidance was first released online in MMWR,
Volume 52, Early Release.
Click
here to access the original MMWR publication
(http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/m2e411a1.htm
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Contents
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Summary
Introduction
Impact on Public Health
Overview
of the Privacy Rule
Who is Covered
Types of Health Information
What is Required
The
Privacy Rule and Public Health
Disclosures for Public Health Purposes
Requirements for Covered Entities
The
Privacy Rule and Public Health Research
Research Versus Practice
The
Privacy Rule and Other Laws
Online
Resources
Federal Government Resources
State Government Resources
Associations, Nonprofit Organizations, and
Academic Resources
Acknowledgments
References
Appendix
A
Appendix
B
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* Prepared by CDC staff, in consultation with the Office of the
General Counsel, the Office for Civil Rights, other offices and agencies
within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C.,
and health privacy specialists.
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