Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) create a framework to protect the privacy and security of patient and health plan member health information. Purdue supports the goals of HIPAA and HITECH and documents its commitment to comply in its “Compliance with HIPAA Privacy Regulations” policy. View the compliance policy at: www.purdue.edu/policies/records/viiia1.html.

Information regarding how student health information will be used or disclosed is described in the Notices of Privacy Practices. The specific notices associated with a particular covered area may be viewed at www.purdue.edu/hipaa.

For answers to HIPAA-related questions, contact the HIPAA Privacy Compliance Office
at 765-496-1927, hipaa-privacy@purdue.edu, or visit www.purdue.edu/hipaa.

Source : HIPAA Privacy Officer, 601 Stadium Mall Dr., Purdue University,
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2052; 765-496-1927