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Official Document Type
Addendum
Approved Date
01/18/2005
Control Number
2005-030
Agenda Item Number
11.D.1
Entity Name
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida
Symetra :Life Insurance Co.
Subject
HIPAA-AS Addendum to Agreement
Archived Roll/Disk#
4000
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3862
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HIPAA Privacy Policy <br /> Introduction <br /> Indian River County (the County) sponsors group health, pharmaceutical, dental, Employee <br /> Assistance Program, and flexible spending plans referred to as (the Plan) . Members of the <br /> County' s workforce may have access to the individually identifiable health information of <br /> Plan participants ( 1 ) on behalf of the Plan itself; or (2) on behalf of the County, for <br /> administrative functions of the Plan . In addition, certain employees of the County may <br /> receive. or transmit individually identifiable health information in connection with the <br /> County ' s general operations and services . <br /> The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and its <br /> implementing regulations restrict the County' s ability to use and disclose protected health <br /> information (PHI) . <br /> Protected Health Information. Protected health information means information that is <br /> created or received by the Plan or the County as an employer or health care provider and <br /> relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of a participant : <br /> the provision of health care to a participant ; or the past, present, or future payment for the <br /> provision of health care to a participant; and that identifies the participant or for which <br /> there is a reasonable basis to believe the information can be used to identity the participant. <br /> Protected health information includes information of persons living or deceased . <br /> It is the County' s policy to comply fully with HIPAA's requirements . To that end, all <br /> members of the County ' s workforce who have access to PHI must comply with this Privacy <br /> Policy. For purposes of this Policy, the County' s workforce includes individuals who <br /> would be considered part of the workforce under HIPAA such as employees , volunteers , <br /> trainees, and other persons whose work performance is under the direct control of the <br /> County, whether or not they are paid by the County. The term " employee " includes all of <br /> these types of workers . <br /> No third party rights (including but not limited to rights of Plan participants, beneficiaries , <br /> covered dependents , or business associates) are intended to be created by this Policy. The <br /> County reserves the right to amend or change this Policy at any time ( and even <br /> retroactively) without notice . To the extent this Policy establishes requirements and <br /> obligations above and beyond those required by HIPAA, the Policy shall be aspirational <br /> and shall not be binding upon the County. This Policy does not address requirements under <br /> other federal laws or under state laws . <br /> Plan 's Responsibilities as Covered Entity <br /> 1 . Privacy Official and Contact Person <br /> The Benefits/Payroll Administrator will be the Privacy Official for the Plan . The Privacy <br /> Official will be responsible for the development and implementation of policies and <br /> 4 <br />
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