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HIPAA COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT AND CONFIDENTIALITY AND NONDISCLOSURE STATEMENTHipaa Compliance Agreement • May 13th, 2014
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), as amended by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (“ARRA”), corresponding regulations and applicable state laws govern the use and release of patient identifiable information by health care providers and other entities involved in patient care and payment for such care. These laws establish protections to preserve the confidentiality of health and personal information and specify that such information may not be disclosed except as authorized by law or the patient or individual. I acknowledge that during the course of my association with Skyline Hospital, hereinafter known as Facility, I may have access to confidential patient health information and other confidential Facility information which is defined under HIPAA as protected health information (“PHI”). Therefore, in consideration of my association with Facility, I agree to handle such information in a confidential manner and agree to the following:
