Staying Healthy: Texas HB 300 Course
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Article Title: Staying Healthy: Texas HB 300 Course
Author: Greg Garner
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An individual�s medical records are very private, personal and important. Medical records were never designed to be public records and legislation in both the Federal areas an some states have mandated rules for patient information privacy.
One Federal law is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA and another law is the Federal Health Information Technology of Economic and Clinical Health Act or HITECH are both designed to protect and safeguard health information.
Texas HB 300 or Texas House Bill 300 was passed in June 2011. This bill is designed to place strict requirements on patient health privacy issues. Texas HB 300 has stricter requirements than those mandated by HPIAA and expands the privacy definition to include anyone who obtains, collects, assembles, plus analyzes and evaluates protected health information. This legislation also protects health information that is stored or transited via electronic means. Taking Texas HB 300 courses offered by the State of Texas will give health care and other workers the opportunity to learn what is in the legislation to avoid fines and penalities.
Requirements of Texas HB 300
According to the requirements of Texas HB 300 any organization or individual that assemblies, analyzes or collects health information must comply with the legislation. Anyone who comes into the possession of patient health information or is hired to store patient health inform falls under the jurisdiction of T4exas HB 300.
Differences regarding privacy and security of patient information between HIPPA and Texas HB 300, includes the definition of �covered entities.� HIPAA considers health care plans and providers to be covered entities. The Texas privacy act defines a covered entity as a business, organization or individual that engages in the following practices:
� Assembling, collecting, analyzing and storing plus transmitting patient health information;
� Is an entity that comes into position of certain parts of patient health information;
� Stores patient health information electronically or through paper files;
� An entity is an employee, contractor or agent of a patient.
Companies and individuals who are exempt under HIPAA regulations are now subject to the requirements of Texas health privacy bill. Texas HB 300 affirms that records storage and disposal companies plus law firms, accounting firms as well as auditors of medical record are considered as �covered entities.�
Exemptions
� Entity exemptions under Texas HB 300 include workers �compensation insurance or anyone in connection with providing, support or coordinating benefits under a self-insured program for workers� compensation.
� Employee benefit plans plus those who administer these programs are also exempt.
� Those agencies that pay for health care services or prescription drugs for an indigent person is exempt if they are non-profit and their primary business is not health care.
� Education records that are covered by the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.
� Certain types of payment transactions are exempt
� Offenders with mental impairments are exempt from Texas HB 300
Training under Texas HB 300 and HIPAA are both satisfied with one training program. To sign up for the Texas version of patient privacy legislation you can request information from the State of Texas Health Department, search online under Texas HB 300, or request training Texas medical clinics.
About The Author: For more information, please visit our Texas HB 300 Course website http://www.hipaaexams.com/fire-and-electrical-safety-training.asp
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Article Title: Staying Healthy: Texas HB 300 Course
Author: Greg Garner
Word Count: 543
Article URL: http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1837137&ca=Medical+Business
Format: 64cpl
Contact The Author: http://www.isnare.com/eta.php?aid=1837137
Easy Publish Tool: http://www.isnare.com/html.php?aid=1837137
*********************** ARTICLE START ***********************
An individual�s medical records are very private, personal and important. Medical records were never designed to be public records and legislation in both the Federal areas an some states have mandated rules for patient information privacy.
One Federal law is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA and another law is the Federal Health Information Technology of Economic and Clinical Health Act or HITECH are both designed to protect and safeguard health information.
Texas HB 300 or Texas House Bill 300 was passed in June 2011. This bill is designed to place strict requirements on patient health privacy issues. Texas HB 300 has stricter requirements than those mandated by HPIAA and expands the privacy definition to include anyone who obtains, collects, assembles, plus analyzes and evaluates protected health information. This legislation also protects health information that is stored or transited via electronic means. Taking Texas HB 300 courses offered by the State of Texas will give health care and other workers the opportunity to learn what is in the legislation to avoid fines and penalities.
Requirements of Texas HB 300
According to the requirements of Texas HB 300 any organization or individual that assemblies, analyzes or collects health information must comply with the legislation. Anyone who comes into the possession of patient health information or is hired to store patient health inform falls under the jurisdiction of T4exas HB 300.
Differences regarding privacy and security of patient information between HIPPA and Texas HB 300, includes the definition of �covered entities.� HIPAA considers health care plans and providers to be covered entities. The Texas privacy act defines a covered entity as a business, organization or individual that engages in the following practices:
� Assembling, collecting, analyzing and storing plus transmitting patient health information;
� Is an entity that comes into position of certain parts of patient health information;
� Stores patient health information electronically or through paper files;
� An entity is an employee, contractor or agent of a patient.
Companies and individuals who are exempt under HIPAA regulations are now subject to the requirements of Texas health privacy bill. Texas HB 300 affirms that records storage and disposal companies plus law firms, accounting firms as well as auditors of medical record are considered as �covered entities.�
Exemptions
� Entity exemptions under Texas HB 300 include workers �compensation insurance or anyone in connection with providing, support or coordinating benefits under a self-insured program for workers� compensation.
� Employee benefit plans plus those who administer these programs are also exempt.
� Those agencies that pay for health care services or prescription drugs for an indigent person is exempt if they are non-profit and their primary business is not health care.
� Education records that are covered by the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.
� Certain types of payment transactions are exempt
� Offenders with mental impairments are exempt from Texas HB 300
Training under Texas HB 300 and HIPAA are both satisfied with one training program. To sign up for the Texas version of patient privacy legislation you can request information from the State of Texas Health Department, search online under Texas HB 300, or request training Texas medical clinics.
About The Author: For more information, please visit our Texas HB 300 Course website http://www.hipaaexams.com/fire-and-electrical-safety-training.asp
Please use the HTML version of this article at:
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