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This right does not apply to certain disclosures such as those made for treatment, payment or health care operations, disclosures made to you or to others involved in your care, disclosures made with your authorization, or disclosures made for national security or intelligence purposes or to correctional institutions or law enforcement purposes.
A “Covered Entity” is a health plan (such as an HMO), a clearinghouse (like WebMD), or a health care provider who submits . bills electronically. Providers include private practitioners like doctors and dentists as well as hospitals and other health care facilities. The University of Michigan Health System and its providers are a Covered ...
Michigan law also protects patients’ PHI and includes heightened protections for the disclosure of mental health and substance abuse records. Another federal law commonly known as “Part 2” protects substance abuse records in some instances (depending on where and from whom services are delivered).
The University of Michigan, as the plan sponsor of your employee health benefit plans (Employee Plans/Affiliated Plans), makes the following commitments as required by HIPAA: We will use protected health information (PHI as defined in HIPAA) as needed to carry out our responsibilities as the plan sponsor of the Employee Plans, provided such ...
It is the University’s understanding that Michigan residents have 63 days from the date you disenroll from the University’s group Medicare Advantage plan to enroll in a Medigap policy. For example, a member disenrolling from U-M’s group Medicare Advantage plan on June 30, 2024 will have until September 1, 2024 to be covered by a Medigap ...
Covered Entity - A health care provider, health plan, or health care clearinghouse regulated by HIPAA. The University of Michigan is a "hybrid" covered entity because some units, including UMHS, are regulated by HIPAA. A unit is considered included in the U-M Hybrid Covered Entity if it is a health care provider, a health
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's medical privacy regulations govern the use and release of a patients' personal health information, also known as "protected health information." In the event state law or hospital policy is more restrictive than the HIPAA privacy regulations, the more restrictive law or policy will apply ...
