RE: EMS and the NPP

[Ribelin, Donald]

An interesting question from our EMS HIPAA rep yesterday:   When EMS treats and transports an accident victim to another hospital (one not part of our enterprise), should we give them a copy of our NPP?  One of the underlying issues centers on our management of EMS in several counties.   While most of the patients involved end up at FirstHealth facilities (where they would receive a copy of the NPP once their condition allowed), a significant minority are transported to other hospitals. On first look my response is that the receiving facility would be responsible for providing the patient with a copy of their NPP.  But is that the case?  I would like the group’s comments, opinions and citations re: the whole ems issue.  I am also looking forward to OCR’s clarifications on these issues.     Donald L. Ribelin HIPAA Project Manager Firsthealth of the Carolinas (910) 215-2668 [EMAIL PROTECTED]     --- 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