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What is HIPAA?

The American Greetings HIPAA policy is available here

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was primarily designed to:

  • Improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage to ensure that people are able to obtain and maintain their health insurance if they change jobs (certificates of credible coverage).
  • Provide security and privacy of protected health information (PHI).
  • Combat waste, fraud and abuse in the health insurance and health care delivery.

The following notices can be found by selecting the Legal Notices link in the menu on the left.

  • HIPAA Privacy Notice
  • HIPAA Special Enrollment Rights Notice

The following HIPAA forms can be found by selecting the contacts/forms link in the menu above.

  • Health Advocate HIPAA Form
  • HIPAA Authorization for Use
  • Request for Accounting of Protected Health Information
  • Request for Alternative Communications Regarding HIPAA
  • Request to Amend Protected Health Information
  • Request a Copy of Protected Health Information
  • Request for Revocation of Authorization
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