Healthcare :
Medical Privacy and HIPAA
This section provides information about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and how it protects your medical privacy. For general information on this topic, we recommend first viewing this resource on Privacy and Your Health Information.
Document related to Medical Privacy and HIPAA are grouped below:
Legal Education
Office for Civil Rights - HIPAA
- The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is the Departmental component responsible for implementing and enforcing the privacy regulation.
Your Health Information Privacy Rights
- You have privacy rights under a federal law that protects your are important for you to know. You can exercise these rights, ask questions about them, and file a complaint if you think your rights are being denied or your health information isn't being protected.
Self-Help Forms
Health Information Privacy Complaint Form
- If you believe that a person, agency or organization covered under the HIPAA Privacy Rule ("a covered entity") violated your (or someone else's ) health information privacy rights or committed another violation of the Privacy Rule, you may file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
Related Library Topics
Find additional information in these related topics within the Ohio Law Library:
Courts and The Law
Seniors
Government Assistance
Family Law
Consumer Rights
Housing
Social Security
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