| Medicaid Coverage for Family Planning Services |
| Federal law mandates that all state Medicaid programs cover family planning services and supplies to individuals of childbearing age. States are free to choose what family planning supplies and services to provide as long as they are "sufficient in amount, duration and scope to reasonably achieve their purpose."More... |
| DISCLOSURES OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION |
| Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), workers' compensation benefits are "excepted benefits." Workers' compensation carriers are not covered entities under HIPAA even though they provide coverage for health care services.More... |
| USE OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES |
| A "covered entity" under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is generally permitted to use or disclose protected health information for research purposes without obtaining the individual's authorization to do so if it receives documented approval to waive the authorization in whole or in part from either an Institutional Review Board (usually applicable to institutions that receive federal funding for the research) or a Privacy Board (usually applicable to privately funded research institutions). More... |
| Health Care for Veterans |
| The Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996 expands, updates, and simplifies the eligibility rules for Veterans Administration (VA) health care. The Act further expands the provision of outpatient care for veterans and makes a health benefits plan available to all enrolled veterans.More... |
| Access to Medical Records by Law Enforcement Personnel |
| While individuals have a right to maintain the confidentiality of their medical records, that right is not absolute. One exception to the Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act allows law enforcement personnel access to a person's health information, without that person's authorization, in order to perform law enforcement functions such as criminal investigations. More... |
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