Breach Notification Policy

• Sample breach notification documents and office policies • “Business associates” defined; sample policy and contract • Client access to electronic health records under

All HIPAA Covered Entities and their Business Associates are required to provide notice in the event of a breach of unsecured protected health information (PHI).. Covered

FEDERAL FTC Act COPPA CAN-SPAM TCPA FERPA STATE Breach Notification Point of Sale Collection State Consumer Protection Security Obligations FEDERAL HIPAA HITECH Health Breach

Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used to express an action which began at some time in the past and is still

Third-Party Data - Any person or business that maintains computerized PI on behalf of an information broker or data collector must notify them of any breach of security within 24

 Potential significant effect on Florida health care providers: currently HIPAA-covered entities have 60 days to notify individuals of a health information breach and may be able

– Encryption is not required by HIPAA, but a covered entity or business associate that experiences a breach of encrypted information is not required to provide notification

 The business associate must notify the covered entity no later than 60 days from the discovery of the breach and provide the identification of each individual affected as well