Disclosure of Information Discussion Topic

Review the Utah State Codes and specific sections of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rule. Select one of the Utah State Codes and one of the six categories of the HIPAA Permitted Uses and Disclosures. Summarize the selected code and category. For each, provide an example of when they would apply in the HIM setting..

Refer to the provided links in the Required Resources section and review the Utah State Codes and specific sections of the HIPAA privacy rule.

Select one of the Utah State Codes and one of the six categories of the HIPAA Permitted Uses and Disclosures, and summarize the selected code and category. Next, provide an example for each the code and category, of when they would be applicable for the HIM professional.

Be sure to support your post with appropriate and relevant resources.

Article: Utah Administrative Code
R380-250-9. Individual Access to Protected Health Information
R380-250-11. Accounting for Disclosures

Article: Utah State Legislature
The following resources are a variety of codes from the state of Utah:
78B-5-618: Section 618: Patient Access to Medical Records – Third-Party Access to Medical Records
78B-1-137: Witnesses – Privileged Communications