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HIPAA AWARENESS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT & PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS
This course in an annual briefing on the impact of HIPAA, HITECH, Omnibus on Law Enforcement & Public Safety Professionals. This is recommended for all employees of Law Enforcement & Public Safety Professionals having access to protected health information (PHI) and who need awareness training in HIPAA privacy and security rules. Targeted audience for this Course is Law Enforcement and Public Safety professional is a government employee who is a sworn officer of the city or county or state who acts in an organized manner to enforce the law by prevention, investigation, apprehension, discovering, deterring, rehabilitating or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society, example Police Officers, Detectives, City Police Department Employees, Government employees & contractors working in fire department, Law enforcement, Emergency medical technicians, Public health officials, Hazardous materials professionals, Public safety communications representatives, Public works officials, Emergency managers, Justice & court employees, Department of corrections, FEMA, FBI, U.S. Marshals and others.
Course Overview
1101 Magnolia Street
Webster, TX 77598
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Learning Objectives
- Overview
- The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- Health Information
- What information is covered?
- Normal Business Process
- Minimum Necessary
- Privacy Compliance Program Activities
- Privacy Program Policies, Procedures & Forms
- Security Rule Requirements
- Omnibus Rule: Breach Handling
- HIPAA & State Law
- Relationship of HIPAA and State law
- HIPAA Disclosures
- Authorization Not Required
- Reasonable Reliance
- Specific Provisions
- Legal Process
- Administrative Subpoenas, Summons, or Demands
- Limitation on Disclosure
- Limitation on Disclosure: Required by Law
- Limitation on Disclosure: Identification and Location
- Limitation on Disclosure: Crime Victims
- Limitation on Disclosure: Decedents
- Limitation on Disclosure: Other Types
- Implementation Tips
Framework Connections
The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):
Competency Areas
Feedback
If you would like to provide feedback on this course, please e-mail the NICCS team at NICCS@mail.cisa.dhs.gov. Please keep in mind that NICCS does not own this course or accept payment for course entry. If you have questions related to the details of this course, such as cost, prerequisites, how to register, etc., please contact the course training provider directly. You can find course training provider contact information by following the link that says “Visit course page for more information...” on this page.