2016-698 Emergency Svc - North State Medical Transport - Application for Services Franchise by Ordinance

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jurisdiction over the dispute;or the attorney seeking the PHI has requested a qualified protective order from such court or administrative tribunal. A"qualified protective order"is an order of a court or of an administrative tribunal or a stipulation by the parties to the litigation or administrative proceeding that:(i)prohibits the parties from using or disclosing the PHI for any purpose other than the litigation or proceeding for which such information was requested;and(ii)requires the return of the PHI or destruction of the PHI(including all copies made)at the end of the litigation or proceeding. Documentation may include,for example,a copy of the qualified protective order that the parties have agreed to and documentation or a statement that the order was presented to the court,or a copy of the motion to the court requesting a qualified protective order. Step 3: The HIPAA Compliance Officer shall ONLY disclose the PHI that has been requested in the subpoena. The HIPAA Compliance Officer shall also contact the issuer of the request whenever it is unclear what PHI North State Medical Transport is required to disclose. If necessary,the HIPAA Compliance Officer shall ask the requesting agency to re-issue a more specific request. The HIPAA Compliance Officer shall retain a copy of the request from the attorney as well as the satisfactory written assurances in the patient file. The HIPAA Compliance Officer shall also track the disclosure in an accounting log and document:the name of requesting party; the date of the request;the date of disclosure and the PHI that was disclosed.