Related UNC MC Policies

In addition to the UNCHCS HIPAA Policies, the following policies address privacy topics at UNC Medical Center:

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Use and Disclosure of PHI

• Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records (PDF)
  • See also: Alcohol and Drug Level Determinations
• Health Screening and Health Fairs: Consent and Documentation (PDF)
• Release of PHI to Law Enforcement Officers (PDF)
  • See also:
    • Police and Investigative Activities in Hospital (PDF);
    • Wound Reporting (PDF);
    • Reporting Criminal Activity (PDF);
    • Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect or Dependency (PDF);
    • Reporting and Screening for Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation in Adults (PDF); and
    • Management of Victims of Alleged Rape or Sexual Offense (PDF)
• Use of Protected Health Information for Teaching and Continuous Quality Improvement Purposes (PDF)
• Release of Patient Information to the News Media (PDF)
• Release of PHI for Research Purposes (PDF)
• Verbal Release of Protected Health Information (PHI) (PDF)

Safeguards

• Information Security (PDF)
  • See also:
  • Workstation Security (PDF);
  • Retrieving Items from Locked Confidential Document Destruction Bins (PDF);
  • Key Controls and Locksets (PDF);
  • Identification and Access Control Cads (PDF);
  • Medical Records Control (Paper-Based) (PDF);
• Identity Theft Protection (PDF); and
• Identity Theft Prevention, Red Flag Program (PDF)

Social Media and Photography

• Social Media (PDF)
  • See also:
    • Recordings of Patients, Staff and Visitors (PDF)

Miscellaneous

• General Consent for Treatment (PDF)
• Shadow Students (PDF)
• Reporting of Communicable Diseases (PDF)