The California Patient Privacy Manual

Updated and Expanded!
This California-specific resource was written to help providers comply with the new HIPAA privacy law. The manual offers clear direction on what providers need to do to comply, recommends action steps and includes sample forms and notices.

A key component of this one-of-a-kind resource is the ‘‘Preemption Analysis.’‘ This document compares privacy requirements under HIPAA to the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act and the California Patient Access to Health Records Act, the California Patient Access to Health Records Act, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act and other state laws.

Contents
• Introduction
• Understand the Law
• How to Get Started
• Patient Rights
• Notice of Privacy Practices
• Authorization for Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information
• Privacy and the Conduct of Research
• Business Associate Contracts
• HIPAA Security Requirements
• Enforcement
• Preemption Analysis
  - General Patient
  - Minors
  - HIV Test Results
  - Mental Health Treatment
• Acronyms and Definitions
• 15 sample documents including sample Notice of Privacy Practices, Business Associate Agreement, Authorization for Use or Disclosure of Health Information and others.

CHA*, 223 pages (3rd edition, January 2004)

*California Hospital Association (CHA) books only - if CHIA member is an employee of a facility that can be a member of CHIA, but is not, CHA books must be sold at the NonMember price.