>>> "Ribelin, Donald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/23/03 07:56AM >>>
Chris,
thanks for the feedback. Biggest problem, our NPP is five pages (front and back)
long. Attaching it becomes an issue
secondary to its bulk. Good point
about 911 calls. We are less
worried about them.
Donald L.
Ribelin
HIPAA Project Manager
Firsthealth of the
Carolinas
(910) 215-2668
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From: Chris
Brancato [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 10:20
AM
To: Ribelin, Donald; WEDI
SNIP Privacy Workgroup List
Subject: RE: EMS and the
NPP
Don,
I consult with some of the nations
largest Fire/EMS departments for HIPAA.
I advise several different ways.
Non-transports require a treat and release signature from a
patient.
A copy of NPP can be printed on the
back or separately, but they should make a �reasonable attempt� to provide the
NPP. What you don�t say is how they are activated. If they are activated via
911, this is an emergency response, not requiring an NPP as the call is
emergency, not routine, in nature.
I also advise departments that do
the billing to include the NPP in the billing statement, just like the Credit
Card companies do.
Hope that
helps.
Chris Brancato
-----Original
Message-----
From: Ribelin,
Donald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 8:03
AM
To: WEDI SNIP Privacy
Workgroup List
Subject: RE: EMS
and the NPP
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
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