Residence Life Settings - HIPAA Information
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Information and features vary according to the roles to which you belong and the permissions associated with those roles. For more information, contact your module manager or your campus support team.
This setting allows you to designate your school's primary HIPAA Specialist and upload your school's HIPAA policy.
On the Residence Life Administration Hub, click the Hub Options drop-down menu and select Setting options > Manage residence life settings.
Click Edit this section in the HIPAA section.
If no current contact is listed, begin typing the name or ID of the person you are adding in the HIPAA Specialist field and select the correct name from the drop-down list when it appears.
If a contact is already listed and you need to change it, click the x next to the name to remove the current contact, then begin typing the name of the person you are adding in the HIPAA Specialist field and select the correct name from the drop-down list when it appears.
Click Save this section to save your changes.
On the Residence Life Administration Hub, click the Hub Options drop-down and select Setting options > Manage residence life settings.
Click Edit this section in the HIPAA section.
Under HIPAA Policy, click Choose file.
Navigate to the PDF file of your HIPAA policy and click Open to add the document. Note that you can upload only one PDF file and it must be under 4MB.
Click Save this section to save your changes.
FERPA contact information and policy can be edited on the Academic Advising Administration hub, on the Manage Advising Settings page.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is federal legislation that includes, among other things, provisions for safeguarding medical information. HIPAA policies are designed to ensure that sensitive health information is protected, while allowing the information to be used through proper channels. It requires institutions that handle sensitive health information to take proper measures to protect that information. It also gives patients the right to access their own medical records. For more information on HIPAA privacy rules, visit the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services web page. For information on your institution's policy, visit the links on the Overview block of the Residence Life Hub.