Re: NPP and recurrent patients
Traci- You only have to provide your patients with the NPP once. You need to somehow track that you have provided the patient with a copy. One thing to keep in mind, however, is that if you change or update your NPP new copies need to be provided to your patients. At least that's my understanding. Kelli Knuckles Apps Analyst MCDHS Traci Winter [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/27/03 09:37AM OK time to open another can of worms. It is not unusual for us to discharge a patient and have them return to our services multiple times. Do have to give them a copy of the NPP each time we admit them to services? Their medical records are only maintained on site for the past year and current year, after that they are sent to an off site storage facility. Should we just add a statement to the acknowledgement stating a copy of the NPP wasn't provided or was declined due to receipt at a previous time of admission. I know we had this option with our patients rights booklet we gave out at time of admission to hospital patients. Traci Winter Hospitals Home Health Care, Inc. --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org
RE: NPP and recurrent patients
Tracy, you must provide the NPP at first contact (with some exceptions) or upon future request (for example after the NPP has been modified.) There is no requirement to provide it at every visit. You only need to make a good faith effort to obtain acknowledgement at that first contact issuance. Donald L. Ribelin, RN, MHS, BSN HIPAA Project Manager FirstHealth of the Carolinas [EMAIL PROTECTED] (910) 215-2668 -Original Message-From: Traci Winter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 11:38 AMTo: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup ListSubject: NPP and recurrent patients OK time to open another can of worms. It is not unusual for us to discharge a patient and have them return to our services multiple times. Do have to give them a copy of the NPP each time we admit them to services? Their medical records are only maintained on site for the past year and current year, after that they are sent to an off site storage facility. Should we just add a statement to the acknowledgement stating a copy of the NPP wasn't provided or was declined due to receipt at a previous time of admission. I know we had this option with our patients rights booklet we gave out at time of admission to hospital patients. Traci Winter Hospitals Home Health Care, Inc.---The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time.You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [EMAIL PROTECTED]To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org
RE: NPP and recurrent patients
Actually, the December 2002 FAQ's addressed changes in the privacy notice and state the following: Question: Does the HIPAA privacy rule require a health care provider to obtain a new acknowledgment of receipt of the notice from patients if the facility changes its privacy policy? Answer: No. A covered health care provider with a direct treatment relationship with individuals is required to make a good faith effort to obtain an individual's acknowledgment of receipt of teh notice only at the time the provider firts gives the notice to the individual -- that is, at first service delivery. See 45 CFR 164.502(c)(2). Hope this helps Dan Kelsey Practice Advisor Indiana State Medical Association -Original Message- From: Kelli Knuckles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 12:16 PM To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List Subject: Re: NPP and recurrent patients Traci- You only have to provide your patients with the NPP once. You need to somehow track that you have provided the patient with a copy. One thing to keep in mind, however, is that if you change or update your NPP new copies need to be provided to your patients. At least that's my understanding. Kelli Knuckles Apps Analyst MCDHS Traci Winter [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/27/03 09:37AM OK time to open another can of worms. It is not unusual for us to discharge a patient and have them return to our services multiple times. Do have to give them a copy of the NPP each time we admit them to services? Their medical records are only maintained on site for the past year and current year, after that they are sent to an off site storage facility. Should we just add a statement to the acknowledgement stating a copy of the NPP wasn't provided or was declined due to receipt at a previous time of admission. I know we had this option with our patients rights booklet we gave out at time of admission to hospital patients. Traci Winter Hospitals Home Health Care, Inc. --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address
Re: NPP and recurrent patients
The obligations of health care providers (there are different ones for health plans) to distribute your NPP if you revise it after initially disitributing it to individuals are limited to making the revised NPP abailable to them upon request, and posting the revised notice in your facility (see section 164.520(c)(2)(iv). I would also infer from the regs. that you are obliged to post the updated version on you website, if you have one, but I cannot find an explicit statement about this. Noel Chang -- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) -- Original Message --- From: Kelli Knuckles [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 10:15:36 -0700 Subject: Re: NPP and recurrent patients Traci- You only have to provide your patients with the NPP once. You need to somehow track that you have provided the patient with a copy. One thing to keep in mind, however, is that if you change or update your NPP new copies need to be provided to your patients. At least that's my understanding. Kelli Knuckles Apps Analyst MCDHS Traci Winter [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/27/03 09:37AM OK time to open another can of worms. It is not unusual for us to discharge a patient and have them return to our services multiple times. Do have to give them a copy of the NPP each time we admit them to services? Their medical records are only maintained on site for the past year and current year, after that they are sent to an off site storage facility. Should we just add a statement to the acknowledgement stating a copy of the NPP wasn't provided or was declined due to receipt at a previous time of admission. I know we had this option with our patients rights booklet we gave out at time of admission to hospital patients. Traci Winter Hospitals Home Health Care, Inc. --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to leave-wedi- [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org --- End of Original Message --- --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same
RE: NPP and recurrent patients
Noel, that is also my understanding. -Original Message- From: Noel Chang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 12:59 PM To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List Subject: Re: NPP and recurrent patients The obligations of health care providers (there are different ones for health plans) to distribute your NPP if you revise it after initially disitributing it to individuals are limited to making the revised NPP abailable to them upon request, and posting the revised notice in your facility (see section 164.520(c)(2)(iv). I would also infer from the regs. that you are obliged to post the updated version on you website, if you have one, but I cannot find an explicit statement about this. Noel Chang -- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) -- Original Message --- From: Kelli Knuckles [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 10:15:36 -0700 Subject: Re: NPP and recurrent patients Traci- You only have to provide your patients with the NPP once. You need to somehow track that you have provided the patient with a copy. One thing to keep in mind, however, is that if you change or update your NPP new copies need to be provided to your patients. At least that's my understanding. Kelli Knuckles Apps Analyst MCDHS Traci Winter [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/27/03 09:37AM OK time to open another can of worms. It is not unusual for us to discharge a patient and have them return to our services multiple times. Do have to give them a copy of the NPP each time we admit them to services? Their medical records are only maintained on site for the past year and current year, after that they are sent to an off site storage facility. Should we just add a statement to the acknowledgement stating a copy of the NPP wasn't provided or was declined due to receipt at a previous time of admission. I know we had this option with our patients rights booklet we gave out at time of admission to hospital patients. Traci Winter Hospitals Home Health Care, Inc. --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to leave-wedi- [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org --- End of Original Message --- --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [EMAIL PROTECTED
RE: NPP and recurrent patients
The citation Noel references below is true and can be found at 164.520 (c) (3) (i) An entity that maintains a web site ... must prominently post its notice on the web site and make the notice available electronically through the web site. Thanks BK -Original Message- From: Noel Chang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 12:59 PM To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List Subject: Re: NPP and recurrent patients The obligations of health care providers (there are different ones for health plans) to distribute your NPP if you revise it after initially disitributing it to individuals are limited to making the revised NPP abailable to them upon request, and posting the revised notice in your facility (see section 164.520(c)(2)(iv). I would also infer from the regs. that you are obliged to post the updated version on you website, if you have one, but I cannot find an explicit statement about this. Noel Chang -- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) -- Original Message --- From: Kelli Knuckles [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 10:15:36 -0700 Subject: Re: NPP and recurrent patients Traci- You only have to provide your patients with the NPP once. You need to somehow track that you have provided the patient with a copy. One thing to keep in mind, however, is that if you change or update your NPP new copies need to be provided to your patients. At least that's my understanding. Kelli Knuckles Apps Analyst MCDHS Traci Winter [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/27/03 09:37AM OK time to open another can of worms. It is not unusual for us to discharge a patient and have them return to our services multiple times. Do have to give them a copy of the NPP each time we admit them to services? Their medical records are only maintained on site for the past year and current year, after that they are sent to an off site storage facility. Should we just add a statement to the acknowledgement stating a copy of the NPP wasn't provided or was declined due to receipt at a previous time of admission. I know we had this option with our patients rights booklet we gave out at time of admission to hospital patients. Traci Winter Hospitals Home Health Care, Inc. --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to leave-wedi- [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org --- End of Original Message --- --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor
