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Disposal of Protected Health Information

What do the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules require of covered entities when they dispose of protected health information?

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May a covered entity dispose of protected health information in dumpsters accessible by the public?

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May a covered entity hire a business associate to dispose of protected health information?

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May a covered entity reuse or dispose of computers or other electronic media that store electronic protected health information?

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How should home health workers or other workforce members of a covered entity dispose of protected health information that they use off of the covered entity’s premises?

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Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule require covered entities to keep patients’ medical records for any period of time?

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