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FAQ 3009 Does a HIPAA covered entity that fulfills an individual’s request to transmit electronic protected health information (ePHI) to an application or other software (collectively “app”) bear liability under the HIPAA Privacy, Security, or Breach Noti  Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Final
FAQ 301 Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule's public health provision permit covered health care providers to disclose protected health information concerning the findings of pre-employment physicals, drug tests, or fitness-for-duty examinations to an individuals  Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Final
FAQ 3010 What liability does a covered entity face if it fulfills an individual’s request to send their ePHI using an unsecure method to an app?  Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Final
FAQ 3011 Where an individual directs a covered entity to send ePHI to a designated app, does a covered entity’s electronic health record (EHR) system developer bear HIPAA liability   Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Final
FAQ 3012 Can a covered entity refuse to disclose ePHI to an app chosen by an individual because of concerns about how the app will use or disclose the ePHI it receives?   Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Final
FAQ 3013 Does HIPAA require a covered entity or its EHR system developer to enter into a business associate agreement with an app designated by the individual in order to transmit ePHI to the app?   Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Final
FAQ 3014 Does HIPAA permit one health plan to share protected health information (PHI) about individuals in common with a second health plan for care coordination purposes?   Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Final
FAQ 302 Will the HIPAA Privacy Rule hinder medical research by making doctors and others less willing and/or able to share with researchers information about individual patients?   Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Final
FAQ 303 Are some of the criteria so subjective that inconsistent determinations may be made by Institutional Review Boards (IRB) and Privacy Boards reviewing similar or identical research projects?  Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Final
FAQ 304 Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule prohibit researchers from conditioning participation in a clinical trial on an authorization to use/disclose existing protected health information?  Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Final
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