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Use and Disclosure Procedures 1 . Procedures for Use and Disclosure of PHI Procedure Uses and .Disclosures for Plan ' s Own Payment Activities or Health Care Operations . An employee may use and disclose PHI to perform the Plan's or the County' s own payment activities or health care operations . • Disclosures must comply with the "Minimum-Necessary Standard. " (Under that procedure, if the disclosure is not recurring, the disclosure must be approved by the Privacy Official .) • Disclosures must be documented in accordance with the procedure for "Documentation Requirements . " Disclosures for Another Entity ' s Payment Activities . An employee may disclose a Plan participant's PHI to another covered entity or health care provider to perform the other entity's payment activities . Disclosures may be made under the following procedures : • Disclosures must comply with the "Minimum-Necessary Standard. " (Under that procedure, if the disclosure is not recurring, the disclosure must be approved by the Privacy Official . ) • Disclosures must be documented in accordance with the procedure for "Documentation Requirements . " Disclosures for Certain Health Care Operations of the Receiving Entity . An employee may disclose PHI for purposes of the other covered entity's quality assessment and improvement, case management, or health care - fraud and abuse detection programs, if the other covered entity has (or had) a relationship with the individual and the PHI requested pertains to that relationship . Such disclosures are subject to the following: • Disclosures must comply with the "Minimum-Necessary Standard. " • Disclosures must be documented in accordance with the procedure for "Documentation Requirements . " Use or Disclosure for Purposes of Non =Health Benefits . Unless an authorization from the individual (as discussed in "Disclosures Pursuant to an Authorization") has been received, an employee may not use a participant's PHI for the payment or operations of the County' s "non-health" benefits (e. g. , disability, worker's compensation, and life insurance) . If an employee requires a participant ' s PHI for the payment or healthcare operations of non-Plan benefits, follow these steps : • Obtain an Authorization. First, contact the Privacy Official to determine whether an authorization for this type of use or disclosure is on file . If no form is on file, request an appropriate form from the Privacy Official . Employees shall not attempt to draft 17