Staying Healthy: Ramifications of Texas HB 300
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Article Title: Staying Healthy: Ramifications of Texas HB 300
Author: Greg Garner
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Texas legislatures cite concerns that the federal HIPAA law does not protect patient privacy. To ensure no breach of patient confidentiality goes unpunished or is executed, Texas HB 300 was signed into legislation in 2012. This legislation extends patient protection far beyond those outlined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (IHIPAA) or the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECHD) Act. There are preemptive provisions in HIPAA that will also apply to the Texas legislation.
Texas HB 300 provides for a broader definition entity and is designed to ensure that the security and privacy of patient health information exchanged through electronic media is highly protected. New enforcement authority establishes standards for health record transmissions have been enhanced and penalties for wrongful electronic disclosure of information include felony charges.
Concerns for Patient Health Information
The Texas Senate and House of Representatives felt that the increased use of electronic media for health records was lax and federal laws were not adequately patrolled. Reasons for Texas HB 300 include:
� Stronger laws are definitely needed to ensure the protection of patient health information through electronic means;
� Reports and studies of data breaches during the 2011 legislative sessions added momentum to passage of a bill that enhanced already existing laws.
� Revenue for the State of Texas could be enhanced even though enforcement tactics could cost more in legal problems.
This legislation may generate confusion over the broad terms in its provisions. However there are Texas HB 300 classes that are available for all those concerned with the protection of patient health information to helpdefine and regulate the new provisions. These classes may include (but are not limited to) mail carriers, document shredders, law firms and inadvertent recipients of patient medical records.
Penalties of sharing health information rather inadvertent or not can be as high as $1.5 million per infraction under Texas law. You must bring your office staff and medical providers up to date on all the newprovisions in order to prevent the stricter penalties as well as understanding the ramifications ofhealth information privacy.
HB 300 Provisions
Under Texas HB 300 employee training must be an ongoing and customized training. All Texas HB 300 courses must be tailored for the employee�s particular range of responsibilities and their contact with patient health information. New employees need to complete the training within two months after their hire date and the trainings are requited to be repeated once every two years. Under HIPAA law, training is only necessary within a non-specific amount of time after hiring and refresher classes only required if there are changes in privacy policies. Under HIPAA and Texas HB 300 covered entities must preserve records of training attendance and possible scoring.
Both HIPAA laws and Texas HB 300 do assess penalties on covered entities if there are no training class offered to old and new employees and if there are no records of training attendance and compliance. Ensure that all who work with patient records know and understand the ramifications of releasing patient health records to outside sources.
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: Ramifications of Texas HB 300
Author: Greg Garner
Word Count: 519
Article URL: http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1837138&ca=Medical+Business
Format: 64cpl
Contact The Author: http://www.isnare.com/eta.php?aid=1837138
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Texas legislatures cite concerns that the federal HIPAA law does not protect patient privacy. To ensure no breach of patient confidentiality goes unpunished or is executed, Texas HB 300 was signed into legislation in 2012. This legislation extends patient protection far beyond those outlined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (IHIPAA) or the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECHD) Act. There are preemptive provisions in HIPAA that will also apply to the Texas legislation.
Texas HB 300 provides for a broader definition entity and is designed to ensure that the security and privacy of patient health information exchanged through electronic media is highly protected. New enforcement authority establishes standards for health record transmissions have been enhanced and penalties for wrongful electronic disclosure of information include felony charges.
Concerns for Patient Health Information
The Texas Senate and House of Representatives felt that the increased use of electronic media for health records was lax and federal laws were not adequately patrolled. Reasons for Texas HB 300 include:
� Stronger laws are definitely needed to ensure the protection of patient health information through electronic means;
� Reports and studies of data breaches during the 2011 legislative sessions added momentum to passage of a bill that enhanced already existing laws.
� Revenue for the State of Texas could be enhanced even though enforcement tactics could cost more in legal problems.
This legislation may generate confusion over the broad terms in its provisions. However there are Texas HB 300 classes that are available for all those concerned with the protection of patient health information to helpdefine and regulate the new provisions. These classes may include (but are not limited to) mail carriers, document shredders, law firms and inadvertent recipients of patient medical records.
Penalties of sharing health information rather inadvertent or not can be as high as $1.5 million per infraction under Texas law. You must bring your office staff and medical providers up to date on all the newprovisions in order to prevent the stricter penalties as well as understanding the ramifications ofhealth information privacy.
HB 300 Provisions
Under Texas HB 300 employee training must be an ongoing and customized training. All Texas HB 300 courses must be tailored for the employee�s particular range of responsibilities and their contact with patient health information. New employees need to complete the training within two months after their hire date and the trainings are requited to be repeated once every two years. Under HIPAA law, training is only necessary within a non-specific amount of time after hiring and refresher classes only required if there are changes in privacy policies. Under HIPAA and Texas HB 300 covered entities must preserve records of training attendance and possible scoring.
Both HIPAA laws and Texas HB 300 do assess penalties on covered entities if there are no training class offered to old and new employees and if there are no records of training attendance and compliance. Ensure that all who work with patient records know and understand the ramifications of releasing patient health records to outside sources.
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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