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Policy 19: HIPAA Compliance Officer Action Plan for Court-Ordered Requests for PHI <br /> North State Medical Transport HIPAA Compliance Officer Action Plan: <br /> Court-Ordered Requests for PHI <br /> Step 1: Is the court order or a court-ordered subpoena,summons or warrant("SSW") YES NO <br /> signed by a judge or other judicial officer of a court,grand jury or administrative tribunal? <br /> Go to Step 2 The HIPAA Compliance Officer should deny the request in <br /> writing stating that a court order or court-ordered SSW signed <br /> by a judge or judicial officer must be provided to North State <br /> Medical Transport before the request will be considered. <br /> Ste 2: If the request is signed by a judge or judicial officer, North State Medical Transport may disclose ONLY the information that is specifically requested by the court <br /> order or court-ordered SSW. The HIPAA Compliance Officer shall also contact the issuer of the request whenever it is unclear what PHI North State Medical Transport is required <br /> to disclose. If necessary,the HIPAA Compliance Officer shall ask that the court,grand jury or administrative tribunal re-issue a more specific request. The HIPAA Compliance <br /> Officer shall retain a copy of the court-ordered request in the patient file,track the disclosure in an accounting log,and document:the name of requesting entity;the date of the <br /> request;the date of disclosure and the PHI that was disclosed. <br />