Clinic Policies and Procedures Regarding Privacy & Security of Patient Information

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DOCUMENT TYPE:

Policy

PURPOSE:

To outline clinic policies and procedures pertaining to the handling of Protected Health Information on the Lawrence and Edwards campuses.

APPLIES TO:

University Clinics on the Lawrence and Edwards campuses and the employees, students, volunteers, trainees, agents, business associates, or subcontractors involved in the creation, receipt, transmission, storage, or disposition of Protected Health Information covered by the policy.

CAMPUS:

Edwards, Lawrence

POLICY STATEMENT:

See attachment. 

CONTACT:

Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
785-864-4904
provost@ku.edu

Information Technology Security Office
785-864-9003
itsec@ku.edu

University Privacy Officer
913-588-0940 
cgriffith@ku.edu 

Anonymous Reporting Hotline
https://hotline.ku.edu

APPROVED BY:

HIPAA University Privacy Officer

APPROVED ON:

2013-05-22

EFFECTIVE ON:

2013-05-22

REVIEW CYCLE:

Annual (As Needed)

RELATED STATUTES, REGULATIONS, AND/OR POLICIES:

HIPAA Compliance Policy

CHANGE HISTORY:

04/01/2025: Migration to TeamDynamix from Drupal.
09/27/2024: Updated contact section.
07/19/2024: Updated Policy Statement to an accessible PDF. Added Exclusions and Special Circumstances section. Updated Approver title.
09/05/2018: Updated Contact section.
04/15/2015: Posted updated version of the manual in the Policy Library. Prior to posting, this Manual was reviewed and approved by the HIPAA Committee, the Office of Institutional Compliance, the Information Technology Security Office, and the HIPAA Privacy Official.

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